Definitions for shad

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Spelling: [shad]
IPA: /ʃæd/

Shad is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 30 anagrams from letters in shad (adhs).

Definitions for shad

noun

  1. a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
  2. any other fish of the genus Alosa or related genera.
  3. any of several unrelated fishes.

Origin of shad

before 1050; Old English sceadd (not recorded in ME)

Examples for shad

shad roe is such a fleeting seasonal delicacy, so rich and full of flavor.

Captain shad, after informing them that he would be aboard in a jiffy, drove on to the barn.

It did seem to Captain shad, however, that his partner had something on his mind.

As for Captain shad, he could only stare, struck speechless by his visitor's audacity.

For when the other man came running Peter heard him call the gateman, "shad."

Captain shad's remarks when he first saw that sign may be worth quoting.

Captain shad's epistle was more worldly but not more coherent.

"Quite a bit of wood here, Mister—enough for my job," said shad.

Zoeth's welcome was as hearty, if not as exuberant, as Captain shad's.

shad pointed with his long arm in the general direction of Heaven.

Word Value for shad
Scrable

8

Words with friends

7

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