shy

/ʃaɪ/ adjectivenounverb
3 letters1 syllable9 points in Scrabble®7 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
ADJECTIVE
1

Lacking self-confidence.

2

Short.

“eleven is one shy of a dozen”

3

Wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things.

“shy of strangers”

NOUN
1

A quick throw.

“he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman”

VERB
1

Start suddenly, as from fright.

2

Throw quickly.

WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®7 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
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Starts & ends withS … Y
Syllablesshy
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
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