Shelve
6 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
To postpone or defer a plan, proposal, or project indefinitely to a later date, also to place items on a shelf for storage.
“The committee voted to shelve the ambitious proposal until more funding could be secured from donors.”
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Wordle
Ends in VE, which is uncommon in Wordle, the SHE start and ELV pattern together are a distinctive combination
Scrabble
Worth 12 points, the V scores 4 and SHELVE can take an S or D suffix for useful extended plays
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