shoulde

S1H4O1U1L1D2E1

A form of should — Used to issue an instruction (traditionally seen as carrying less force of authority than alternatives such as 'shall' or 'must').

UncommonScrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of should.

    1559 Book of Common Prayer And that ye shoulde aunswere to every sentence. Amen.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

usehold
Cite this entry
APA

shoulde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoulde

MLA

“shoulde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoulde. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoulde,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoulde.

Source: shoulde on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.