Scrabble & Words with friends points
- shadow is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
- shadow is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
- shadow is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12
Definition of shadow
- a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements (noun)
Synonyms
- shadower
- tail
- an indication that something has been present (noun)
Synonyms
- tincture
- trace
- vestige
- something existing in perception only (noun)
Synonyms
- apparition
- fantasm
- phantasm
- phantasma
- phantom
- cast a shadow over (verb)
Synonyms
- shade
- shade off
- make appear small by comparison (verb)
Synonyms
- dwarf
- overshadow
- an unilluminated area (noun)
Synonyms
- dark
- darkness
- a dominating and pervasive presence (noun)
Examples
- he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father
- an inseparable companion (noun)
Examples
- the poor child was his mother's shadow
- a premonition of something adverse (noun)
Examples
- a shadow over his happiness
- follow, usually without the person's knowledge (verb)
Examples
- The police are shadowing her
- refuge from danger or observation (noun)
Examples
- he felt secure in his father's shadow
- shade within clear boundaries (noun)
See definition of shadow in Merriam Webster