Shades

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Areas of darkness or comparative darkness caused by blocking light, slight variations in colour or meaning, or informal term for sunglasses. Shades can refer to visual phenomena, subtle differences, or eye protection.

“The artist used various shades of blue to create depth in the painting.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ʃeɪdz/

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Synonyms

shadows tints sunglassesnuances

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Wordle

Contains vowels A and E; -ES plural with SH- digraph at start.

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points; the H provides moderate value in this common word.

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Change a single letter of “shades” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

shapes shares

Words you can make from Shades

Shorter words formed from the letters in “shades”.

ashed ashes deash dessa hades heads sades sadhe shade shads sheas sheds asse dahs dase dash deas dess edhs hade haed haes head seas

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