Shoes

5 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Footwear covering and protecting the feet, typically with soles and uppers.

“She tied her running shoes before the morning jog.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ʃuːz/

Related Words

Synonyms

footwear bootssneakers

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Good guess with SH start, O and E vowels, and S.

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points; S ending allows for plurals and extensions.

Words Related to Shoes

Anagrams of Shoes

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

hoses

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “shoes” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

choes shies shoed shoer shogs shoos shops shots shows sloes

Words you can make from Shoes

Shorter words formed from the letters in “shoes”.

hose hoss shoe

Add a letter to make a longer word

6-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “shoes”.

horses houses

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