shop: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 9 letter points · starts with S · ends with P
Meaning of shop
noun
- countable, uncountable
An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
- countable, uncountable
A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
- countable, uncountable
A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
Example: The car's in the shop right now.
- countable, uncountable
Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
Listed forms: shops.
Source: Wiktionary — shop.
verb
- intransitive
To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.
Example: Why don’t you come shopping for gifts with me, early before the Christmas rush?
- transitive
To browse or purchase products from (a catalog, an internet website, etc.), mostly from home.
Example: Shop our new arrivals.
- UK, slang, transitive
To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.
Example: He shopped his mates in to the police.
- UK, slang, transitive
To imprison.
Listed forms: shops, shopping, shopped.
Source: Wiktionary — shop.
intj
- dated
Used to attract the services of a shop assistant
Source: Wiktionary — shop.
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 shop.
noun
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
noun
small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
noun
a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)
- shop class
verb
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is shop in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of shop
S(1) + H(4) + O(1) + P(3) = 9 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 shop
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from shop
13 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in shop. Showing up to 24, longest first.