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6-Letter Words That Start With: SHEL

There are 8 6-letter words, 0 6-letter phrases and 0 6-letter abbr's that start with SHEL.

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shelvy6
15 verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals

shelly6
12 nounn
Valid word for Scrabble US
shelve6
12 verbv
verb

• hold back to a later time

• place on a shelf

shelty6
12 nounn
noun

• A Shetland pony; any small pony.

• Sheepdog.

• A Shetlander.

shells6
9 verb, nounv, n
noun

• ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

• the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

• hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

• the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts

• the exterior covering of a bird's egg

• a rigid covering that envelops an object

• a very light narrow racing boat

• the housing or outer covering of something

• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

• the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod

verb

• use explosives on

• create by using explosives

• fall out of the pod or husk

• hit the pitches of hard and regularly

• look for and collect shells by the seashore

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• remove from its shell or outer covering

• remove the husks from

shelta6
9 nounn
Valid word for Scrabble US
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