shall
verb
Meaning
- verbUsed before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
Example:
I shall sing in the choir tomorrow.
- verbUsed similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.
Example:
(determination): You shall go to the ball!; He shall be given a fair trial.
- verbUsed in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.
Example:
What shall I do? Shall I give you a hand?
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #149 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 39% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: l