Shun
4 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
To deliberately avoid or keep well away from a person, place, or thing.
“She chose to shun her former colleagues after the bitter dispute.”
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Contains the SH digraph and ends in UN, a common suffix pattern worth trying early.
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Scores 7 points and hooks cleanly to SHUNS or SHUNNED for further plays.
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