shore: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of shore
noun
Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
Example: lake shore; bay shore; gulf shore; island shore; mainland shore; river shore; estuary shore; pond shore; sandy shore; rocky shore
Land, usually near a port.
Example: The seamen were serving on shore instead of on ships.
Listed forms: shores.
Source: Wiktionary — shore.
verb
- intransitive, obsolete
To arrive at the shore
- obsolete, transitive
To put ashore.
Listed forms: shores, shoring, shored.
Source: Wiktionary — shore.
noun
A prop or strut supporting some structure or weight above it.
Example: The shores stayed upright during the earthquake.
Listed forms: shores.
Source: Wiktionary — shore.
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 shore.
noun
a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
verb
arrive on shore
- land
- set ashore
verb
support by placing against something solid or rigid
- prop up
- prop
- shore up
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is shore in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of shore
S(1) + H(4) + O(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 8 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 shore
3 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from shore
35 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in shore. Showing up to 24, longest first.