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Shy

/ʃaɪ/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:7 pts3 letters
Definition of Shy

noun

  1. An act of throwing.
  2. A place for throwing.

    "coconut shy"

  3. A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
  4. In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.

verb

  1. To avoid due to timidness or caution.

    "I shy away from investment opportunities I don't understand."

  2. To jump back in fear.

    "The horse shied away from the rider, which startled him so much he shied away from the horse."

  3. To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling

    "shy a slipper"

adjective

  1. Easily frightened; timid.
  2. Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.

    "He is very shy with strangers."

  3. Cautious; wary; suspicious.
  4. Short, insufficient or less than.

    "By our count your shipment came up two shy of the bill of lading amount."

  5. Embarrassed.
Anagrams of Shy

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+aashyhaysshay
+ohoys
+phypssyph
+wwhys
Related Word Patterns
SH...Words starting with "sh"...HYWords ending with "hy"All 3-letter wordsUnscramble "shy"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
s1
h4
y4

Total: 9 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Shy
achyactinomorphyairworthyallelopathyallopathyanarchyangiographyanthroposophyantipathyantipornographyaortographyapathy
Related 3-Letter Words
sabsacsadsaesagsalsapsatsausawsaxsayseasecsee

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 "Shy"

Shy is a 3-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Shy" in Word Games

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