shame: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of shame
noun
- uncountable, usually
An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.
Example: When I realized that I had hurt my friend, I felt deep shame.
- uncountable, usually
Something to regret.
Example: It was a shame not to see the show after driving all that way.
- uncountable, usually
Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision.
- uncountable, usually
The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach and ignominy.
Listed forms: shames.
Source: Wiktionary — shame.
intj
A cry of admonition for the subject of a speech, either to denounce the speaker or to agree with the speaker's denunciation of some person or matter; often used reduplicated, especially in political debates.
Source: Wiktionary — shame.
adj
- Australian
Embarrassed and shy, particularly because one is the subject of attention.
- Australian
Causing embarrassment or shyness.
Source: Wiktionary — shame.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for shame.
noun
a state of dishonor
noun
an unfortunate development
verb
bring shame or dishonor upon
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is shame in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of shame
S(1) + H(4) + A(1) + M(3) + E(1) = 10 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 shame
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from shame
33 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in shame. Showing up to 24, longest first.