Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shellie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: shel-lie
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small or miniature shell.

Informal

Example Sentences

"As you would expect, the first shelled organisms acquired a shell in small steps, forming tiny (less than 1 mm) hard parts nicknamed "little shellies" or "small shellies.""

Etymology

From shell + -ie (diminutive suffix).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shell

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

shellies (plural)

Questions

What does shellie mean?: A small or miniature shell.
Where does shellie come from?: From shell + -ie (diminutive suffix).

How to pronounce shellie

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