should: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with S · ends with D
Meaning of should
verb
- form-of, past
simple past of shall
Base or related entry: shall.
Example: I told him that I should be busy tomorrow.
Listed forms: shoulde.
Source: Wiktionary — should.
verb
- auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past, no-present-participle, participle, past
Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable. Used to issue an instruction (traditionally seen as carrying less force of authority than alternatives such as 'shall' or 'must').
Example: You should never drink and drive.
- auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past, no-present-participle, participle, past
Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable. Used to give advice or opinion that an action is, or would have been, beneficial or desirable.
Example: You should go and see that film. I think you'll enjoy it.
- auxiliary, defective, informal, modal, no-past, no-present-participle, participle, past
Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable. With verbs such as 'see' or 'hear', usually in the second person, used to point out something remarkable in either a good or bad way.
- auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past, no-present-participle, participle, past
Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable. In questions, asks what is correct, proper, desirable, etc.
Example: What do you think? What should I do?
Listed forms: shoulde.
Source: Wiktionary — should.
verb
- auxiliary, defective, modal
To suggest (that someone ought to do something, or that something ought to be the case) by, or as if by, using the word should.
Listed forms: shoulds, shoulding, shoulded, shoulde.
Source: Wiktionary — should.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is should in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of should
S(1) + H(4) + O(1) + U(1) + L(1) + D(2) = 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 should
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 should
44 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in should. Showing up to 24, longest first.