1noun
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
01 Word definition
shame
5 letters · 2 vowels · 3 consonants
Is SHAME a word?
Yes. SHAME is a 5-letter noun. a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
S-H-A-M-EHow do you spell SHAME?
SHAME contains 5 letters, begins with S, and ends with E.
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2noun
an unfortunate development
“it's a pity he couldn't do it”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗pity
02 Letter breakdown
How is SHAME spelled?
S1H2A3M4E5
03 Word-game status
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04 Exact anagrams
The same letters, rearranged.
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About SHAME.
How do you spell SHAME?
SHAME is spelled S-H-A-M-E. It contains 5 letters.