Shies

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters

Definition of Shies

noun

An act of throwing.
A place for throwing.
"coconut shy"
A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.

verb

To avoid due to timidness or caution.
"I shy away from investment opportunities I don't understand."
To jump back in fear.
"The horse shied away from the rider, which startled him so much he shied away from the horse."
To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling
"shy a slipper"

Anagrams of Shies

No exact anagrams found for "shies". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "shies" and rearranging:

+ddishes hissed

+ffishes

+ksheiks shikse

+lshiels

+nshines

+ohoises

+ppishes

+rhisser shiers shires

+shisses

+theists shiest thesis

Related Word Patterns

SH...Words starting with "sh"...ESWords ending with "es"All 5-letter words Unscramble "shies"

Letter Values

Total: 8 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Shies

aardwolves abacuses abalones abamperes abases abashes abates abatises abattises abbacies abbes abbesses

Related 5-Letter Words

sabal sabed saber sabes sabin sabir sable sabot sabra sabre sacks sacra sades sadhe sadhu

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

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 "Shies"

Shies is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Shies" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "shies" is a low-scoring word.

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