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Words from letters SHELF

From the letters SHELF, you can form as many as 22 words - Check which ones

5 letter words:

  • flesh11
  • shelf11

4 letter words:

  • fehs10
  • elfs7
  • self7
What words can be composed of letters SHELF

3 letter words:

  • feh9
  • efs6
  • ehs6
  • elf6
  • fes6
  • hes6
  • she6
  • els3
  • les3
  • sel3

2 letter words:

  • ef5
  • eh5
  • fe5
  • he5
  • sh5
  • el2
  • es2

SHELF - Questions and Answers (FAQ)

SHELF

Shelf is a noun that refers to a flat horizontal board or ledge mounted on a wall or forming part of a piece of furniture, used for placing objects on. It can also mean a rocky bank, reef, or shallow underwater ledge. The word can be used both in a literal sense to describe a physical structure for storage, or in a metaphorical sense to describe a position or level of importance or responsibility.

In a game of Scrabble, "shelf" is a great word to have in your vocabulary. It is a relatively short word with a good balance of common letters, making it versatile for creating other words or fitting into tight spaces on the board. The word scores 11 points in Scrabble: 8 points for the letters used and a 3-point bonus for using all 5 of your tiles in a single turn. Additionally, it contains the valuable "S" tile which can be used to pluralize other words for even more points.

When playing Scrabble, be on the lookout for opportunities to play "shelf" either by itself for a decent score, or by building off of existing words to maximize points. Its flexibility and point value make it a valuable addition to your Scrabble arsenal.

What are the longest words that can be formed from the letters SHELF?

The longest word that can be formed from the letters SHELF is the word Flesh. Number of letters: 5.
The second longest word is the word Shelf. Number of letters: 5.

What anagrams can be formed from the word SHELF?

The only anagram of the word Shelf in English is the word Flesh.

How many points in Scrabble can we earn for the words formed from the letters S,H,E,L,F?

The highest-scoring word that can be formed from the letters SHELF is the word Flesh. The number of points that can be earned for it is: 11.The second highest-scoring word is the word Shelf. The possible number of points is: 11.

How many letters does the word SHELF have? How many vowels and consonants does it have?

Word Shelf - number of letters: 5. The word Shelf contains vowels. The number of vowels is: 1. The list of vowels present in this word is: E. The word Shelf contains consonants. The number of consonants is: 4. The list of consonants present in this word is: F, H, L, S.

How to properly pronounce the word SHELF?


Letter Analysis - word SHELF

The word SHELF, after removing repeating characters, consists of the letters: E, F, H, L, S. Below, we will analyze each one of them.

The letter E in the word SHELF

Words that start with the letter E
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 12 0,1
3 58 0,5
4 158 1,4
5 288 2,6
6 673 6,1
7 1169 10,6
8 1638 14,9
9 1830 16,6
10 1677 15,2
11 1279 11,6
12 958 8,7
13 653 5,9
14 371 3,4
15 266 2,4
Words ending with the letter E
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 14 0,1
3 107 0,4
4 689 2,5
5 1477 5,4
6 2627 9,6
7 3501 12,8
8 4448 16,3
9 4844 17,7
10 3621 13,2
11 2594 9,5
12 1630 6,0
13 985 3,6
14 527 1,9
15 286 1,0
Occurrences of the letter E in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter E The number of words [%]
0 81615 30,5
1 114602 42,8
2 55768 20,8
3 13772 5,1
4 1842 0,7
5 152 0,1

The letter F in the word SHELF

Words that start with the letter F
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,0
3 58 0,6
4 251 2,5
5 575 5,7
6 960 9,5
7 1421 14,0
8 1811 17,9
9 1643 16,2
10 1275 12,6
11 893 8,8
12 590 5,8
13 353 3,5
14 218 2,1
15 90 0,9
Words ending with the letter F
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,6
3 25 4,9
4 114 22,2
5 80 15,6
6 57 11,1
7 68 13,3
8 55 10,7
9 58 11,3
10 29 5,7
11 13 2,5
12 11 2,1
Occurrences of the letter F in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter F The number of words [%]
0 241957 90,4
1 22801 8,5
2 2864 1,1
3 115 0,0
4 14 0,0

The letter H in the word SHELF

Words that start with the letter H
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 60 0,6
4 255 2,5
5 477 4,7
6 799 7,9
7 1186 11,7
8 1398 13,8
9 1435 14,2
10 1321 13,1
11 1119 11,1
12 875 8,6
13 560 5,5
14 394 3,9
15 235 2,3
Words ending with the letter H
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 6 0,2
3 37 1,2
4 152 4,8
5 349 11,1
6 464 14,7
7 550 17,5
8 589 18,7
9 453 14,4
10 264 8,4
11 136 4,3
12 71 2,3
13 37 1,2
14 18 0,6
15 20 0,6
Occurrences of the letter H in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter H The number of words [%]
0 212102 79,2
1 50701 18,9
2 4843 1,8
3 105 0,0

The letter L in the word SHELF

Words that start with the letter L
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,0
3 58 0,8
4 273 3,6
5 551 7,2
6 893 11,7
7 1141 14,9
8 1239 16,2
9 1100 14,4
10 842 11,0
11 656 8,6
12 407 5,3
13 223 2,9
14 167 2,2
15 83 1,1
Words ending with the letter L
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 2 0,0
3 37 0,4
4 251 3,0
5 465 5,5
6 805 9,6
7 971 11,6
8 1210 14,4
9 1076 12,8
10 952 11,3
11 858 10,2
12 683 8,1
13 547 6,5
14 330 3,9
15 214 2,5
Occurrences of the letter L in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter L The number of words [%]
0 162123 60,5
1 85451 31,9
2 18253 6,8
3 1788 0,7
4 136 0,1

The letter S in the word SHELF

Words that start with the letter S
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,0
3 87 0,3
4 482 1,6
5 1521 5,0
6 2664 8,7
7 3843 12,6
8 5102 16,7
9 4904 16,0
10 4048 13,2
11 2947 9,6
12 2126 7,0
13 1402 4,6
14 928 3,0
15 517 1,7
Words ending with the letter S
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 105 0,1
4 1080 1,1
5 3805 3,7
6 6360 6,2
7 11036 10,8
8 14043 13,7
9 15614 15,2
10 14924 14,6
11 11838 11,5
12 9103 8,9
13 6563 6,4
14 4827 4,7
15 3248 3,2
Occurrences of the letter S in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter S The number of words [%]
0 102974 38,5
1 110522 41,3
2 41747 15,6
3 9880 3,7
4 2188 0,8
5 381 0,1
6 54 0,0
7 5 0,0

The number of letters in the word SHELF: 5

Below we present the statistics of the occurrence of other 5-letter words in English. Analysis by first and last letter

Compilation of 5-letter words, sorted by the first letter
The first letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 715 5,7
B 871 7,0
C 888 7,1
D 650 5,2
E 288 2,3
F 575 4,6
G 608 4,9
H 477 3,8
I 157 1,3
J 191 1,5
K 353 2,8
L 551 4,4
M 666 5,3
N 317 2,5
O 257 2,1
P 821 6,6
Q 76 0,6
R 610 4,9
S 1521 12,2
T 787 6,3
U 178 1,4
V 231 1,9
W 402 3,2
X 15 0,1
Y 175 1,4
Z 98 0,8
Summary of words with 5 letters, according to the letter they end with
The last letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 632 5,1
B 55 0,4
C 124 1,0
D 807 6,5
E 1477 11,8
F 80 0,6
G 135 1,1
H 349 2,8
I 253 2,0
J 2 0,0
K 244 2,0
L 465 3,7
M 179 1,4
N 512 4,1
O 365 2,9
P 146 1,2
Q 3 0,0
R 656 5,3
S 3805 30,5
T 710 5,7
U 63 0,5
V 4 0,0
W 62 0,5
X 65 0,5
Y 1254 10,0
Z 31 0,2

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