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Shunt

s 1h 4u 1n 1t 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does shunt mean?

noun

  1. a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another

    “an arteriovenus shunt”

  2. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

    Synonymselectrical shuntbypass

  3. implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body

verb

  1. transfer to another track, of trains

  2. provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

Is SHUNT a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

SHUNT is also on the original list of Wordle answers.

How many points is SHUNT worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
s 1h 4u 1n 1t 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
s 1h 3u 2n 2t 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
s 1h 4u 2n 1t 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
s 1h 3u 2n 1t 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SHUNT

Anagrams 1

hunts

Hooks for SHUNT

Add one letter to the front or back of SHUNT to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

shunts

Words that end like SHUNT

Common words that share the ending -UNT, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

huntstuntpuntbluntbruntgrunt
All words ending in -UNT

Shunt: quick answers

Is SHUNT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHUNT is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SHUNT worth?
SHUNT scores 8 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shunt mean?
As a noun, shunt means “a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHUNT?
You can make 26 shorter words from SHUNT, such as HUNS, HUNT, HUTS, SHUN. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SHUNT?
SHUNT rearranges into HUNTS.