Meaning
- (noun) A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
- (noun) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
- (noun) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
- (noun) A swain; a rustic male lover.
- (verb) To watch over; to guide
- (verb) For a player to obstruct an opponent from getting to the ball, either when a teammate has it or is going for it, or if the ball is about to bounce through the goal or out of bounds.
Letter breakdown
- Shepherd contains 8 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 17.
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- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
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- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
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Words starting with SHE
- she
- sheaf
- shear
- sheared
- shearer
- shearers
- shearing
- shears
- sheath
- sheathe
- sheathed
- sheathes
- sheathing
- sheathings
- sheaths
- sheave
- sheaves
- shebang
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Words ending with ERD
Reader questions
What does Shepherd mean?
A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
How many letters are in Shepherd?
Shepherd has 8 letters.
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