shamefaced
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- 21
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 10
/ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/
Definition of shamefaced
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
“Youth is not glorious; it is shamefaced. It is a time of self-searching and self-exacerbation.”
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adj
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Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
“Youth is not glorious; it is shamefaced. It is a time of self-searching and self-exacerbation.”
- Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.
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Etymology
Alteration (due to folk etymology: shame + faced) of shamefast, from Middle English schamefast, schamfast, sceomefest, from Old English sċamfæst (“modest”), equivalent to shame + fast. Synchronically with -faced (/ˈfeɪst/).
Words you can make from shamefaced
200+ playable · top: CHAMADES (16 pts)
Best play chamades 16 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
26 words- CHAFED 15 pts
- CHEFED 15 pts
- CHAFES 14 pts
- FASHED 13 pts
- MACHES 13 pts
- SACHEM 13 pts
- SAMECH 13 pts
- SCHEMA 13 pts
- SCHEME 13 pts
- CASHED 12 pts
- CHASED 12 pts
- DACHAS 12 pts
- DECAFS 12 pts
- DEFACE 12 pts
- DEFAME 12 pts
- EMDASH 12 pts
- FACADE 12 pts
- MASHED 12 pts
- MESHED 12 pts
- SHAMED 12 pts
- FAECES 11 pts
- FEASED 10 pts
- ADEEMS 9 pts
- CEASED 9 pts
- EDEMAS 9 pts
- SEAMED 9 pts
5-letter words
61 words- CHAFE 13 pts
- CHEFS 13 pts
- CHAMS 12 pts
- CHASM 12 pts
- CHEMS 12 pts
- MACHE 12 pts
- MACHS 12 pts
- MECHS 12 pts
- ACHED 11 pts
- CHADS 11 pts
- DACHA 11 pts
- DECAF 11 pts
- ECHED 11 pts
- FACED 11 pts
- FAMED 11 pts
- HAAFS 11 pts
- SHEAF 11 pts
- ACHES 10 pts
- AMAHS 10 pts
- CAFES 10 pts
- CHASE 10 pts
- ECHES 10 pts
- FACES 10 pts
- FAMES 10 pts
- FECES 10 pts
- FEMES 10 pts
- HAEMS 10 pts
- HAMES 10 pts
- HEMES 10 pts
- MACED 10 pts
- SHAME 10 pts
- AAHED 9 pts
- ACMES 9 pts
- AHEAD 9 pts
- ASHED 9 pts
- CAMAS 9 pts
- CAMES 9 pts
- DEASH 9 pts
- FADES 9 pts
- FEEDS 9 pts
- HADES 9 pts
- HEADS 9 pts
- HEEDS 9 pts
- MACES 9 pts
- SADHE 9 pts
- SHADE 9 pts
- ADEEM 8 pts
- CADES 8 pts
- CASED 8 pts
- CEDES 8 pts
- DACES 8 pts
- DAMES 8 pts
- DEEMS 8 pts
- DEMES 8 pts
- EDEMA 8 pts
- FEASE 8 pts
- MEADS 8 pts
- MEEDS 8 pts
- CEASE 7 pts
- AEDES 6 pts
- EASED 6 pts
4-letter words
90 words- CHEF 12 pts
- CHAM 11 pts
- CHEM 11 pts
- MACH 11 pts
- MECH 11 pts
- CHAD 10 pts
- FAHS 10 pts
- FASH 10 pts
- FEHS 10 pts
- HAAF 10 pts
- ACHE 9 pts
- AHEM 9 pts
- AMAH 9 pts
- CAFE 9 pts
- CAFS 9 pts
- CASH 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- ECHE 9 pts
- FACE 9 pts
- FAME 9 pts
- FAMS 9 pts
- FEME 9 pts
- FEMS 9 pts
- HAEM 9 pts
- HAME 9 pts
- HAMS 9 pts
- HEME 9 pts
- HEMS 9 pts
- MASH 9 pts
- MESH 9 pts
- SHAM 9 pts
- ACME 8 pts
- AHED 8 pts
- CAME 8 pts
- CAMS 8 pts
- DAHS 8 pts
- DASH 8 pts
- DEAF 8 pts
- EDHS 8 pts
- FADE 8 pts
- FADS 8 pts
- FEDS 8 pts
- FEED 8 pts
- HADE 8 pts
- HAED 8 pts
- HEAD 8 pts
- HEED 8 pts
- MACE 8 pts
- MACS 8 pts
- SCAM 8 pts
- SHAD 8 pts
- SHED 8 pts
- AAHS 7 pts
- ACED 7 pts
- CADE 7 pts
- CADS 7 pts
- CEDE 7 pts
- DACE 7 pts
- DAME 7 pts
- DAMS 7 pts
- DEEM 7 pts
- DEME 7 pts
- FEES 7 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- MADE 7 pts
- MADS 7 pts
- MEAD 7 pts
- MEDS 7 pts
- MEED 7 pts
- SAFE 7 pts
- SCAD 7 pts
- SHEA 7 pts
- ACES 6 pts
- AMAS 6 pts
- CASA 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CEES 6 pts
- EMES 6 pts
- MAES 6 pts
- MASA 6 pts
- MESA 6 pts
- SAME 6 pts
- SEAM 6 pts
- SEEM 6 pts
- SEME 6 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- SADE 5 pts
- SEED 5 pts
- ASEA 4 pts
- EASE 4 pts
3-letter words
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