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Should

/ʃʊd/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters
Definition of Should

verb

  1. (modal, auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.

    "I hope that we shall win the game."

  2. Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.

    "(determination): You shall go to the ball!"

  3. Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.

    "Let us examine that, shall we?"

  4. To owe.

noun

  1. A statement of what ought to be the case as opposed to what is the case.

verb

  1. To make a statement of what ought to be true, as opposed to reality.

verb

  1. (auxiliary) Be obliged to; have an obligation to; indicates that the subject of the sentence has some obligation to execute the sentence predicate or that the speaker has some strong advice but has no authority to enforce it.

    "What do I think? What should I do?"

  2. (auxiliary) ought to; speaker's opinion, or advice that an action is correct, beneficial, or desirable.

    "I should exercise more often, but I'm too lazy."

  3. (auxiliary) Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the subject of the sentence is likely to execute the sentence predicate.

    "When you press this button, the pilot flame should ignite."

  4. (auxiliary, subjunctive) Used as a variant of the present subjunctive.

    "If I should be late, go without me."

  5. (auxiliary) A variant of would when used with first person subjects.

    "I should be lucky if I were you."

Anagrams of Should

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+iloudish
+pholdupsupholds
Related Word Patterns
SH...Words starting with "sh"...LDWords ending with "ld"All 6-letter wordsUnscramble "should"
Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

ought

ANTONYMS

shouldn't
Letter Values
s1
h4
o1
u1
l1
d2

Total: 10 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Should
acoldafieldafterworldaholdairfieldanticoldauldbackfieldbaldbattlefieldbeheldbehold
Related 6-Letter Words
sabalssabbatsabbedsaberssabinesabinssabirssablessabotssabrassabredsabressacbutsachemsachet

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 "Should"

Should is a 6-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Should" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "should" is a medium-scoring word.