shelve

VERB /ʃɛlv/

6 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

shelve is a valid 6-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

S1H4E1L1V4E1

1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =12 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36

MEANING

What does shelve mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES

1

Hold back to a later time.

SYNONYMS

DEFER HOLD OVER POSTPONE PROROGUE PUT OFF PUT OVER REMIT SET BACK

BROADER

NARROWER

SUSPEND HOLD PROBATE REPRIEVE RESPITE CALL

RELATED

2

Place on a shelf.

“shelve books”

BROADER

POSE SET POSITION PLACE PUT LAY

RELATED

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of shelve

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