What does SHALLOW mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈʃæloʊ/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center“shallow water”
  2. not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply“shallow breathing”
  3. lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious“shallow people”

noun

  1. a stretch of shallow water

verb

  1. make shallow“The silt shallowed the canal”
  2. become shallow“the lake shallowed over time”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

shallows14shallowed16shallower15shallowest16shallowing17

Anagrams of SHALLOW

hallows13

Words inside SHALLOW

79 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

allows9allow8 shall8walls8also4 hall7 laws7show10 slow7 wall7 wash10 all3 ash6 has6how9las3law6 low6 saw6 was6who9ah5al2as2 aw5ha5ho5la2 oh5so2

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Questions

Is SHALLOW a valid word in word games?

SHALLOW is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is SHALLOW worth?

SHALLOW is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from SHALLOW?

79 other words, including WAS, AS, ALL and SO.