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BELLS

5 letters, 7 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What BELLS Means

BELLS is a form of BELL, which means:

  1. noun: a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
  2. noun: a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
  3. verb: attach a bell to“bell cows”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BELLS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 E1 L1 L1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In BELLS

14 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (5)

3 letter words (6)

2 letter words (3)

Longer Words Containing BELLS

BELLS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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