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Shunt

/ʃʌnt/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Shunt

noun

  1. An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.
  2. A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
  3. The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.
  4. An abnormal passage between body channels.
  5. A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.

verb

  1. To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
  2. To divert to a less important place, position, or state.
  3. To provide with a shunt.

    "to shunt a galvanometer"

  4. To move data in memory to a physical disk.
  5. To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.
Anagrams of Shunt

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "shunt":

hunts

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+ahauntsunhats
+kthunks
+sshunts
+uunshut
Related Word Patterns
SH...Words starting with "sh"...NTWords ending with "nt"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "shunt"
Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

shove
Letter Values
s1
h4
u1
n1
t1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Shunt
abandonmentabasementabashmentabatementabducentaberrantabetmentabeyantabhorrentabluentabolishmentabortifacient
Related 5-Letter Words
sabalsabedsabersabessabinsabirsablesabotsabrasabresackssacrasadessadhesadhu

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 "Shunt"

Shunt is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "shunt" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Shunt" in Word Games

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