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Shut

/ʃʌt/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:7 pts4 letters
Definition of Shut

adjective

  1. Closed, shut.
  2. Narrow; confined.

    "a close alley; close quarters"

  3. At a little distance; near.

    "Is your house close?"

  4. Intimate; well-loved.

    "He is a close friend."

  5. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.

noun

  1. The act or time of shutting; close.

    "the shut of a door"

  2. A door or cover; a shutter.
  3. The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together.

verb

  1. To close, to stop from being open.

    "Please shut the door."

  2. To close, to stop being open.

    "If you wait too long, the automatic door will shut."

  3. To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.

    "The pharmacy is shut on Sunday."

  4. To confine in an enclosed area.

    "I shut the cat in the kitchen before going out."

  5. To catch or snag in the act of shutting something.

    "He's just shut his finger in the door."

adjective

  1. Closed.

    "A shut door barred our way into the house."

Anagrams of Shut

3 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "shut":

hutsthustush

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+bbhuts
+dthuds
+eshute
+gthugs
+mmusth
+nhuntsshunt
+oshoutsouththous
+pphuts
+rhursthurtsruths
+sshuts
Related Word Patterns
SH...Words starting with "sh"...UTWords ending with "ut"All 4-letter wordsUnscramble "shut"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
s1
h4
u1
t1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

Word Tools
Find Anagrams of "shut"All 4-Letter WordsWords Starting With "S"
Rhymes With Shut
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Related 4-Letter Words
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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 "Shut"

Shut is a 4-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "shut" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Shut" in Word Games

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