Definition of shelve

"shelve" in the verb sense

1. postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off

hold back to a later time

"let's postpone the exam"

2. shelve

place on a shelf

"shelve books"

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shelve in Scrabble®

The word shelve is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters shelve:

SHELVE
(48)
SHELVE
(48)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word shelve

SHELVE
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(13)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In shelve

SHELVE
(48)
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(48)
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(40)
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(40)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(33)
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(33)
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(32)
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(28)
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shelve in Words With Friends™

The word shelve is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters shelve:

SHELVE
(69)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word shelve

SHELVE
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(57)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In shelve

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(69)
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(57)
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(57)
VEES
(54)
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(52)
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Words within the letters of shelve

2 letter words in shelve (3 words)

3 letter words in shelve (9 words)

4 letter words in shelve (7 words)

5 letter words in shelve (2 words)

6 letter words in shelve (1 word)

shelve + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence shelve

Words that start with shelve (5 words)

Words that end with shelve (2 words)

Word Growth involving shelve

Shorter words in shelve

el

he she

Longer words containing shelve

reshelve reshelved

reshelve reshelver reshelvers

reshelve reshelves

shelved reshelved

shelver reshelver reshelvers

shelver shelvers reshelvers

shelves bookshelves

shelves mantelshelves

shelves reshelves