shame

NOUNVERB /ʃeɪm/

5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

shame is a valid 5-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

S1H4A1M3E1

1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 =10 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30

MEANING

What does shame mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES

A state of dishonor.

“one mistake brought shame to all his family”

SYNONYMS

DISGRACE IGNOMINY

BROADER

DISHONOUR DISHONOR

NARROWER

ODIUM REPROACH HUMILIATION OPPROBRIUM OBLOQUY

An unfortunate development.

SYNONYMS

PITY

BROADER

BAD LUCK MISFORTUNE

A painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt.

BROADER

FEELING

NARROWER

SELF-HATRED EMBARRASSMENT SELF-DISGUST CONSCIENCE

VERB · 4 SENSES

Bring shame or dishonor upon.

SYNONYMS

ATTAINT DISGRACE DISHONOR DISHONOUR

NARROWER

DEFILE BEFOUL MACULATE FOUL

Cause to be ashamed.

BROADER

ELICIT AROUSE ENKINDLE EVOKE FIRE KINDLE PROVOKE RAISE

NARROWER

DISCOUNTENANCE

Compel through a sense of shame.

“She shamed him into making amends”

BROADER

OBLIGE OBLIGATE COMPEL

Surpass or beat by a wide margin.

BROADER

OUTPERFORM OUTSTRIP EXCEED SURMOUNT SURPASS OUTDO OUTGO OUTMATCH

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of shame

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

HAMES10 SHEMA10 HAEMS10

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