shelter: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with S · ends with R
Meaning of shelter
noun
- countable
Somewhere one can find protection. A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).
Example: The band of explorers found a shelter behind the waterfall, which they rested at for three days.
- countable, usually
Somewhere one can find protection. A bare-bones above-ground structure meant to provide temporary cover from the elements; usually small and with no door to close.
Example: bus shelter
- countable
Somewhere one can find protection. A place for protection from deadly conditions outside, including military assault; usually partly or fully underground.
Example: tornado shelter
- countable
Somewhere one can find protection. A refuge, sanctuary, or (by metonymy) institution that provides temporary housing or a place to sleep for those in need or in danger.
Example: women's shelter
Listed forms: shelters.
Source: Wiktionary — shelter.
verb
- transitive
To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
- intransitive
To take cover.
Example: During the rainstorm, we sheltered under a tree.
Listed forms: shelters, sheltering, sheltered.
Source: Wiktionary — shelter.
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 shelter.
noun
the condition of being protected
noun
a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
- tax shelter
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is shelter in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of shelter
S(1) + H(4) + E(1) + L(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(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 shelter
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from shelter
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