Shins

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters

Definition of Shins

noun

The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone
A fishplate for a railway.

verb

(as "shin up") To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like.
"to shin up a mast"
To strike with the shin.
To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as when trying to make a payment.

noun

The twenty-first letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others): Shin (letter)

Anagrams of Shins

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

12 words can be made from the letters in "shins":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

hins hisn hiss shin sinh sins

3-LETTER WORDS

hin his ins sin sis

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Related Word Patterns

SH...Words starting with "sh"...NSWords ending with "ns"All 5-letter words Unscramble "shins"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

tibiashinny

Rhyming Words

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