shellback
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 9
Definition of shellback
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A worldly sailor.
““Take that, for being a pumpkin-headed old shellback.””
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noun
-
A worldly sailor.
““Take that, for being a pumpkin-headed old shellback.””
- A sailor who has crossed the equator.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From shell + back.
Words you can make from shellback
200+ playable · top: BECHALKS (19 pts)
Best play bechalks 19 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
5 words6-letter words
12 words5-letter words
59 words- CHALK 14 pts
- HACEK 14 pts
- HACKS 14 pts
- HECKS 14 pts
- SHACK 14 pts
- BACKS 13 pts
- BECKS 13 pts
- BLACK 13 pts
- BEACH 12 pts
- BELCH 12 pts
- BLECH 12 pts
- HAKES 12 pts
- LAKHS 12 pts
- SHAKE 12 pts
- BAKES 11 pts
- BALKS 11 pts
- BEAKS 11 pts
- BLEAK 11 pts
- CAKES 11 pts
- CALKS 11 pts
- LACKS 11 pts
- SLACK 11 pts
- ACHES 10 pts
- BLAHS 10 pts
- CHASE 10 pts
- CHELA 10 pts
- CLASH 10 pts
- LEACH 10 pts
- CABLE 9 pts
- KALES 9 pts
- LAKES 9 pts
- LEAKS 9 pts
- SKELL 9 pts
- SLAKE 9 pts
- HALES 8 pts
- HALLS 8 pts
- HEALS 8 pts
- HELLS 8 pts
- LEASH 8 pts
- SELAH 8 pts
- SHALE 8 pts
- SHALL 8 pts
- SHEAL 8 pts
- SHELL 8 pts
- ABLES 7 pts
- ALECS 7 pts
- BALES 7 pts
- BALLS 7 pts
- BEALS 7 pts
- BELLS 7 pts
- BLASE 7 pts
- CALLS 7 pts
- CELLA 7 pts
- CELLS 7 pts
- LABEL 7 pts
- LACES 7 pts
- SABLE 7 pts
- SCALE 7 pts
- SCALL 7 pts
4-letter words
74 words- HACK 13 pts
- HECK 13 pts
- BACK 12 pts
- BECK 12 pts
- BACH 11 pts
- HAKE 11 pts
- LAKH 11 pts
- BAKE 10 pts
- BALK 10 pts
- BASK 10 pts
- BEAK 10 pts
- CAKE 10 pts
- CALK 10 pts
- CASK 10 pts
- KABS 10 pts
- LACK 10 pts
- SACK 10 pts
- ACHE 9 pts
- BASH 9 pts
- BLAH 9 pts
- CASH 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- LECH 9 pts
- CABS 8 pts
- ELKS 8 pts
- KAES 8 pts
- KALE 8 pts
- KEAS 8 pts
- LAKE 8 pts
- LEAK 8 pts
- LEKS 8 pts
- SAKE 8 pts
- SCAB 8 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HALL 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- HELL 7 pts
- LAHS 7 pts
- LASH 7 pts
- SHEA 7 pts
- ABLE 6 pts
- ACES 6 pts
- ALBS 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- BAES 6 pts
- BALE 6 pts
- BALL 6 pts
- BALS 6 pts
- BASE 6 pts
- BEAL 6 pts
- BELL 6 pts
- BELS 6 pts
- BLAE 6 pts
- CALL 6 pts
- CALS 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CELL 6 pts
- CELS 6 pts
- LABS 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- LACS 6 pts
- SABE 6 pts
- SLAB 6 pts
- ALES 4 pts
- ALLS 4 pts
- ELLS 4 pts
- LASE 4 pts
- LEAL 4 pts
- LEAS 4 pts
- SALE 4 pts
- SALL 4 pts
- SEAL 4 pts
- SELL 4 pts
3-letter words
45 words- ACK 9 pts
- KAB 9 pts
- BAH 8 pts
- ASK 7 pts
- CAB 7 pts
- ELK 7 pts
- KAE 7 pts
- KAS 7 pts
- KEA 7 pts
- LEK 7 pts
- SKA 7 pts
- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAS 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- SHA 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- ABS 5 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ALB 5 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAL 5 pts
- BAS 5 pts
- BEL 5 pts
- BES 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- LAB 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- SAB 5 pts
- SAC 5 pts
- SEC 5 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ELL 3 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
2-letter words
3 wordsHooks
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