01 Word definition

shogun

6 letters · 2 vowels · 4 consonants

Is SHOGUN a word?

Yes. SHOGUN is a 6-letter noun. a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68 Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell SHOGUN?

S-H-O-G-U-N

SHOGUN contains 6 letters, begins with S, and ends with N.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score10points
Words With Friends12points
Word length6letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is SHOGUN spelled?

S1H2O3G4U5N6
Starts withSHOFirst 3 letters
Ends withGUNLast 3 letters
Unique letters6No repeated letters
Vowel balance2 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About SHOGUN.

How do you spell SHOGUN?

SHOGUN is spelled S-H-O-G-U-N. It contains 6 letters.