Shored
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Past tense of shore, typically used in the phrase shored up, meaning propped, reinforced, or supported with a temporary structure.
“Workers shored up the collapsing trench walls with timber before continuing the excavation.”
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ORED ending appears in stored, cored, and bored too, a useful elimination cluster in Wordle
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Common tiles with moderate score, SHORED offers hook options at both ends of the word
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