shape: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of shape
noun
- countable, uncountable
The status or condition of something
Example: The used bookshop wouldn’t offer much due to the poor shape of the book.
- countable, uncountable
Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
Example: The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.
- countable, uncountable
A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.
Example: What shape shall we use for the cookies? Stars, circles, or diamonds?
- countable, uncountable
Form; formation.
Example: Your head is a funny shape, rather oblong.
Listed forms: shapes.
Source: Wiktionary — shape.
verb
- transitive
To give something a shape and definition.
Example: Shape the dough into a pretzel. For my art project, I plan to shape my clay lump into a bowl.
To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
- person
To give influence to.
To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
Listed forms: shapes, shaping, shaped, shope, shapen, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — shape.
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 shape.
noun
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
noun
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
noun
alternative names for the body of a human being
noun
a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is shape in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of shape
S(1) + H(4) + A(1) + P(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 shape
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from shape
33 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in shape. Showing up to 24, longest first.