Is SHELLS a word?
SHELLS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 17 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, SHELLS is a valid word.
What does shells mean?
SHELLS is an inflected form of shell.
noun: ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
SHELLS: word details
- Pronunciation: SHEHLZ (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside shells
Words you can make from the letters of shells.
Solve a whole rack, not just SHELLS
SHELLS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does SHELLS mean?
SHELLS is an inflected form of shell and is a noun. It means: ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun.
Is SHELLS a valid word?
Yes, SHELLS is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.