Shadows
7 lettersnoun/verbcommonUpdated February 2026
Definition
Dark areas or shapes produced by objects blocking light, or follows and observes someone closely. Shadows represent absence of light or the act of surveillance.
“Long shadows stretched across the garden as the sun began to set behind the distant hills.”
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Contains -HADOWS pattern; SH- prefix with -OWS ending
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Worth 14 points; valuable for building light-related vocabulary
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