SHELL

5 letters 8 Scrabble points /ʃɛl/

Definition of SHELL

noun

  1. A hard external covering of an animal.

  2. The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.

  3. One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.

    "The restaurant served caramelized onion shells."

Related words: shell-like
verb

  1. To remove the outer covering or shell of something.

  2. To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.

  3. To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S H E L L
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

Anagrams of SHELL

Words that use the same letters:

HELLS

Words Containing "SHELL"

BESHELL BOMBSHELL BOMBSHELLS BUSHELLED BUSHELLER BUSHELLING CLAMSHELL CLAMSHELLS COCKLESHELL COCKLESHELLS DISHELLENIZE EARSHELL EGGSHELL EGGSHELLS ENSHELL FIGSHELL GOLDSHELL HARDSHELL HERSHELL INSHELL

Words Starting with "SHELL"

SHELLAC SHELLACK SHELLACKED SHELLACKER SHELLACKERS SHELLACKING SHELLACKINGS SHELLACKS SHELLACS SHELLAK SHELLANS SHELLAPPLE SHELLBACK SHELLBARK SHELLBLOW SHELLBLOWING SHELLBOUND SHELLBURST SHELLCRACKER SHELLEATER

Words Ending with "SHELL"

BESHELL BOMBSHELL CLAMSHELL COCKLESHELL EARSHELL EGGSHELL ENSHELL FIGSHELL GOLDSHELL HARDSHELL HERSHELL INSHELL JUSSHELL LAMPSHELL MOSHELL NUTSHELL OYSTERSHELL PAPERSHELL RAYSHELL SEASHELL