shock: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 14 letter points · starts with S · ends with K
Meaning of shock
noun
- countable
A sudden, heavy impact.
Example: The train hit the buffers with a great shock.
- countable, figuratively
A sudden, heavy impact. Something so surprising that it is stunning.
Example: My mother's news was a shock I still haven't recovered from.
- countable
A sudden, heavy impact. A sudden or violent emotional disturbance.
Example: Carl had a shock at what he found.
- countable
A sudden, heavy impact. An experience that leaves someone shaken; a very surprising, exhilarating or amazing experience.
Example: The surprising blast of cold water on my face was a tremendous shock.
Listed forms: shocks, choque.
Source: Wiktionary — shock.
adj
- not-comparable
Causing intense surprise, horror, etc.; unexpected and shocking.
Example: His shock announcement rocked the tennis world.
Listed forms: choque.
Source: Wiktionary — shock.
verb
- transitive
To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel greatly surprised or upset.
Example: The disaster shocked the world.
- transitive
To strike with disgust, to offend, scandalize.
- transitive
To give an electric shock to.
- transitive
To subject to a shock wave or violent impact.
Example: Ammonium nitrate can detonate if severely shocked.
Listed forms: shocks, shocking, shocked, choque.
Source: Wiktionary — shock.
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 shock.
noun
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
noun
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
noun
a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
- electric shock
- electrical shock
noun
an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
- seismic disturbance
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is shock in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of shock
S(1) + H(4) + O(1) + C(3) + K(5) = 14 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 shock
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from shock
18 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in shock. Showing up to 24, longest first.