Shiner

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A black eye resulting from a bruise or swelling caused by a blow.

“He turned up to training with a shiner from the boxing bout the night before.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

shin·er

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Synonyms

mouse

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Wordle

SHINE plus R, testing SHINE early reveals five of the six letters and narrows the search

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Scrabble

All common tiles, SHINER scores around 9 points and the R ending offers useful hooks

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Anagrams of Shiner

Words that use exactly the same letters as “shiner”.

shrine

Words you can make from Shiner

Shorter words formed from the letters in “shiner”.

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