Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shells

/ʃɛlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: shells
IPA: /ʃɛlz/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of shell

noun

Alternative name for conchiglie, a type of pasta.

Uncountable

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of shell

name

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Shellses (plural)

Rhymes With

tells cells wells hotels sells smells bells spells yells cartels swells welles

Questions

How do you pronounce shells?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɛlz/.
What does shells mean?: plural of shell

How to pronounce shells

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