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SPELLS

6 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What SPELLS Means

SPELLS is a form of SPELL, which means:

  1. verb: orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of“How do you spell this word?”
  2. verb: indicate or signify“I'm afraid this spells trouble!”
  3. noun: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
  4. noun: a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)“it's my go”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SPELLS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 P3 E1 L1 L1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In SPELLS

22 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.

5 letter words (3)

4 letter words (8)

3 letter words (8)

2 letter words (3)

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.