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Words from letters SHELL

From the letters SHELL, you can form as many as 17 words - Check which ones

5 letter words:

  • hells8
  • shell8

4 letter words:

  • hell7
  • ells4
  • sell4
What words can be composed of letters SHELL

3 letter words:

  • ehs6
  • hes6
  • she6
  • ell3
  • els3
  • les3
  • sel3

2 letter words:

  • eh5
  • he5
  • sh5
  • el2
  • es2

SHELL - Questions and Answers (FAQ)

Word: SHELL

Meaning: A hard outer covering of an animal, insect, or plant, especially one found on the beach.

Shell is a versatile word in Scrabble due to its double letter "L," making it easier to create parallel words or utilize premium tiles like Double Letter Score or Triple Word Score. Additionally, it can be extended by adding prefixes or suffixes, such as SHELLS, SHELLY, SHELLER, SHELLER, etc., increasing the chances of earning higher points.

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

The longest word that can be formed from the letters SHELL is the word Hells. Number of letters: 5.
The second longest word is the word Shell. Number of letters: 5.

What anagrams can be formed from the word SHELL?

The only anagram of the word Shell in English is the word Hells.

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

The highest-scoring word that can be formed from the letters SHELL is the word Hells. The number of points that can be earned for it is: 8.The second highest-scoring word is the word Shell. The possible number of points is: 8.

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

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

How to properly pronounce the word SHELL?


Letter Analysis - word SHELL

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

The letter E in the word SHELL

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 H in the word SHELL

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 SHELL

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 SHELL

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 SHELL: 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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