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Is clamshell a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word clamshell is a Scrabble US word. The word clamshell is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

C3L1A1M3S1H4E1L1L1

Is clamshell a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word clamshell is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

C3L1A1M3S1H4E1L1L1

Is clamshell a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word clamshell is a Words With Friends word. The word clamshell is worth 20 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4L2A1M4S1H3E1L2L2

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9-letter words (1 found)

CLAMSHELL,

7-letter words (2 found)

HALLELS,SHELLAC,

6-letter words (17 found)

ALLELS,ALMEHS,CAMELS,CHELAS,CLAMES,HALLEL,LACHES,MACHES,MACLES,MASCLE,MESCAL,SACHEM,SAMECH,SCAMEL,SCHELM,SCHEMA,SEALCH,

5-letter words (65 found)

ACHES,ACMES,ALECS,ALLEL,ALMEH,ALMES,CALLS,CALMS,CAMEL,CAMES,CELLA,CELLS,CHALS,CHAMS,CHASE,CHASM,CHELA,CHEMS,CLAES,CLAME,CLAMS,CLASH,CLEMS,EMACS,HAEMS,HALES,HALLS,HALMS,HALSE,HAMES,HEALS,HELLS,HELMS,HEMAL,LACES,LALLS,LAMES,LEACH,LEAMS,LEASH,MACES,MACHE,MACHS,MACLE,MALES,MALLS,MEALS,MECHS,MELAS,MELLS,MESAL,SALLE,SAMEL,SCALE,SCALL,SELAH,SELLA,SHALE,SHALL,SHALM,SHAME,SHEAL,SHELL,SMALL,SMELL,

4-letter words (81 found)

ACES,ACHE,ACME,AESC,AHEM,ALEC,ALES,ALLS,ALME,ALMS,AMES,CALL,CALM,CALS,CAME,CAMS,CASE,CASH,CEAS,CELL,CELS,CHAL,CHAM,CHAS,CHEM,CLAM,CLEM,EACH,ELLS,ELMS,HAEM,HAES,HALE,HALL,HALM,HAME,HAMS,HEAL,HELL,HELM,HEMS,LACE,LACS,LAHS,LALL,LAME,LAMS,LASE,LASH,LEAL,LEAM,LEAS,LECH,MACE,MACH,MACS,MAES,MALE,MALL,MALS,MASE,MASH,MEAL,MECH,MELA,MELL,MELS,MESA,MESH,SALE,SALL,SAME,SCAM,SEAL,SEAM,SECH,SELL,SHAM,SHEA,SLAE,SLAM,

3-letter words (48 found)

ACE,ACH,AHS,ALE,ALL,ALS,AME,ASH,CAL,CAM,CEL,CHA,CHE,EAS,ECH,EHS,ELL,ELM,ELS,EMS,HAE,HAM,HAS,HEM,HES,LAC,LAH,LAM,LAS,LEA,LES,MAC,MAE,MAL,MAS,MEH,MEL,MES,SAC,SAE,SAL,SAM,SEA,SEC,SEL,SHA,SHE,SMA,

2-letter words (18 found)

AE,AH,AL,AM,AS,CH,EA,EH,EL,EM,ES,HA,HE,HM,LA,MA,ME,SH,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 233 words from clamshell according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of clamshell

clamshell

Etymology

clam +‎ shell

Noun

clamshell (plural clamshells)

  1. The shell of a clam.
  2. Any object that, in (literal or figurative) resemblance to the shell of a clam, has a hinge on one edge and two surfaces that close together.
    1. A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
    2. In food service, the closing box (usually styrofoam but sometimes cardboard) given to consumers with take-out food.
    4. (obsolete, US, slang) mouth
  3. (often attributive) Any object with some other resemblance to either one or both halves of the shell of a clam.
    1. (music) An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind and above the performers.
      Synonym: bandshell

Derived terms

  • clamshell phone

Translations

Verb

clamshell (third-person singular simple present clamshells, present participle clamshelling, simple past and past participle clamshelled)

  1. (manufacturing) To deform a die in a shape resembling the shell of a clam, as a result of uneven extrusion pressure.
  2. To dig out by means of a clamshell (dredging bucket).
  3. To compress or flatten underwater debris so as to avoid blocking a channel.
  4. (transitive, intransitive) To open or close by means of a hinge, similar to the way a clamshell opens and closes.

See also

  • clamshell on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org