Dictionary Entry

shred

shred is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 8 · 8 senses

Definitions

1noun
A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.
2noun
In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle.
3past tense & past participle
of Shred
4noun
To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather.
5noun
To lop; to prune; to trim.
6noun
a small piece of cloth or paper
Synonyms
rag tag tatter
7noun
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
Synonyms
iota scintilla smidge smidgen smidgeon smidgin tittle whit
8verb
tear into shreds

Synonyms

rag tag tatter iota scintilla smidge smidgen smidgeon smidgin tittle whit

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in shred:

herds sherd

Common word forms

shreds shredded shredder shredding shredless

Words from these letters

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