star shell
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Twilight deepened, and a flicker of star-shells wavered in the sky beyond Béthune."
- "The sky flickered with the flash of guns, and an occasional star-shell flooded their path with light."
- "To deprive the enemy of any advantage they might gain at night, he had star shells which could light up the entire countryside."