The word shell is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • shell n. A hard external covering of an animal.
  • shell n. The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.
  • shell n. One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.

15 valid words from 3 definitions

AN ANIMAL BIRD CALCAREOUS COVERING EGG EXTERNAL HARD LAYERS OF ONE ONION OUTER SKIN THE

6 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

EL ELL HE HELL SH SHE

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

EH EHS

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

HELLS

12 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

SHALL SHEAL SHEEL SHELF SHEOL SHILL SKELL SMELL SNELL SPELL STELL SWELL

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

HELL SELL

47 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SHELLS SHELLY SHELLAC SHELLED SHELLER SHELLACK SHELLACS SHELLERS SHELLFUL SHELLIER SHELLING SHELLACKS SHELLBACK SHELLBARK SHELLDUCK SHELLFIRE SHELLFISH SHELLFULS SHELLIEST SHELLINGS SHELLWORK SHELLACKED SHELLACKER SHELLBACKS SHELLBARKS SHELLBOUND SHELLDRAKE SHELLDUCKS SHELLFIRES SHELLINESS SHELLPROOF SHELLSHOCK SHELLWORKS SHELLYCOAT SHELLACKERS SHELLACKING SHELLDRAKES SHELLFISHES SHELLSHOCKS SHELLYCOATS SHELLACKINGS SHELLCRACKER SHELLFISHERY SHELLINESSES SHELLSHOCKED SHELLCRACKERS SHELLFISHERIES

29 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

ENSHELLS INSHELLS UNSHELLS BUSHELLED BUSHELLER DAYSHELLS EGGSHELLS ENSHELLED INSHELLED NUTSHELLS SEASHELLS SUBSHELLS UNSHELLED AEROSHELLS BANDSHELLS BODYSHELLS BOMBSHELLS BUSHELLERS BUSHELLING CLAMSHELLS ENSHELLING INSHELLING LAMPSHELLS SOFTSHELLS UNSHELLING BUSHELLINGS TOOTHSHELLS COCKLESHELLS TORTOISESHELLS

19 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

ENSHELL INSHELL UNSHELL DAYSHELL EGGSHELL NUTSHELL SEASHELL SUBSHELL AEROSHELL BANDSHELL BODYSHELL BOMBSHELL CLAMSHELL HARDSHELL LAMPSHELL SOFTSHELL TOOTHSHELL COCKLESHELL TORTOISESHELL

3 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+O HELLOS
+S SHELLS
+Y SHELLY

3 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-H ELLS SELL
-S HELL

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 1268 chance (0.08%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 6224 chance (0.02%).

Other languages

Category without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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