Is “Shame” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
SHAME
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Valid

Meaning of Shame

/ʃeɪm/

noun
  1. 1.Uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor or something being exposed that should have been kept private.

    The teenager couldn’t bear the shame of introducing his parents.

  2. 2.Something to regret.

    It was a shame not to see the show after driving all that way.

  3. 3.Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision.

Synonyms: dishonor, humiliation, mortification, pity, dishonor

interjection
  1. 1.A cry of admonition for the subject of a speech, either to denounce the speaker or to agree with the speaker's denunciation of some person or matter; often used reduplicated, especially in political debates.

  2. 2.Expressing sympathy.

    Shame, you poor thing, you must be cold!