Shape
/ʃeɪp/
noun
- The status or condition of something
"The used bookshop wouldn't offer much due to the poor shape of the book."
- Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
"The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in."
- The appearance of something in terms of its arrangement in space, especially its outline; often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure.
"He cut a square shape out of the cake."
- Form; formation.
- (iron manufacture) A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
verb
- To create or make.
"Earth was shapen by God for God's folk."
- To give something a shape and definition.
"Shape the dough into a pretzel. For my art project, I plan to shape my clay lump into a bowl."
- To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
- (of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.
- To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
Total: 10 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Shape"
Shape is a 5-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "shape" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.
Using "Shape" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "shape" is a medium-scoring word.