shall: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with L
Meaning of shall
verb
- auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle
Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
Example: I shall sing in the choir tomorrow.
- auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle
Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.
Example: Things haven't turned out as I intended they should, but I still intend that you shall take over the business.
- auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle
Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.
Example: What shall I do? Shall I give you a hand?
- auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle, obsolete
To owe.
Example: I thee shall a hundred golden coins; th'amount thou shalt the Queen is much higher.
Listed forms: should, shal.
Source: Wiktionary — shall.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is shall in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of shall
S(1) + H(4) + A(1) + L(1) + L(1) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of shall
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from shall
15 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in shall. Showing up to 24, longest first.