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Is shelf a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shelf is a Scrabble US word. The word shelf is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

S1H4E1L1F4

Is shelf a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shelf is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

S1H4E1L1F4

Is shelf a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word shelf is a Words With Friends word. The word shelf is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1H3E1L2F4

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5-letter words (2 found)

FLESH,SHELF,

4-letter words (3 found)

ELFS,FEHS,SELF,

3-letter words (10 found)

EFS,EHS,ELF,ELS,FEH,FES,HES,LES,SEL,SHE,

2-letter words (7 found)

EF,EH,EL,ES,FE,HE,SH,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 23 words from shelf according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of shelf

shelf hself sehlf eshlf heslf ehslf shlef hslef slhef lshef hlsef lhsef selhf eslhf slehf lsehf elshf leshf helsf ehlsf hlesf lhesf elhsf lehsf shefl hsefl sehfl eshfl hesfl ehsfl shfel hsfel sfhel fshel hfsel fhsel sefhl esfhl sfehl fsehl efshl feshl hefsl ehfsl hfesl fhesl efhsl fehsl shlfe hslfe slhfe lshfe hlsfe lhsfe shfle hsfle sfhle fshle hfsle fhsle slfhe lsfhe sflhe fslhe lfshe flshe hlfse lhfse hflse fhlse lfhse flhse selfh eslfh slefh lsefh elsfh lesfh seflh esflh sfelh fselh efslh feslh slfeh lsfeh sfleh fsleh lfseh flseh elfsh lefsh eflsh felsh lfesh flesh helfs ehlfs hlefs lhefs elhfs lehfs hefls ehfls hfels fhels efhls fehls hlfes lhfes hfles fhles lfhes flhes elfhs lefhs eflhs felhs lfehs flehs

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Definitions and meaning of shelf

shelf

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛlf/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlf

Etymology 1

From Middle English schelfe, probably from Old English sċylfe, sċilfe (“shelf, ledge, deck of a ship”), from Proto-West Germanic *skilfijā, from Proto-Germanic *skelfō (“shelf, ledge, cliff”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”), distantly related to sculpt, carve and shell. Cognate with Dutch schelf (“hay loft, haystack”), German Low German Schelf (“haystack”), Old Norse skjalf (“bench”).

Noun

shelf (plural shelves)

  1. A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
  2. The capacity of such an object
  3. A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
  4. (computing) The part of a repository where shelvesets are stored.
Synonyms
  • (capacity): shelfful
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
  • shelve
Descendants
  • → Czech: šelf
  • → Irish: seilf
  • → Serbo-Croatian: šȅlf, ше̏лф
  • → Welsh: silff
Translations

Etymology 2

Of obscure origin; evidently identical to Middle English shelp (“sandbar in a river”), but the sound shift is unexpected. Shelp might be from Old English scylp (“crag”) or Middle Dutch schelp-.

Noun

shelf (plural shelves or shelfs)

  1. A reef, sandbar, or shoal.
Alternative forms
  • shelve (archaic)
Derived terms
  • shelfy
Translations
References
  • Henry E[lliot] Shepherd (1883) “Nouns”, in A Grammar of the English Language, Baltimore, Md.: John B. Piet & Co., page 19:
  • K. T. B. (1885) “On the Plural of Substantives in English”, in Taalstudie. Tweemaandelijksch tijdschrift voor de studie der nieuwe talen., Blom & Olivierse, page 89:

Further reading

  • shelf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Fehls, flesh

Middle English

Noun

shelf

  1. Alternative form of schelfe

Source: wiktionary.org