shepherd
NOUNVERB
/ʃɛpərd/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
shepherd is a valid 8-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1H4E1P3H4E1R1D2
1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does shepherd mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A clergyman who watches over a group of people.
BROADER
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats.
BROADER
2
Watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils.
BROADER