01 Word definition

shellfish

9 letters · 2 vowels · 7 consonants

Is SHELLFISH a word?

Yes. SHELLFISH is a 9-letter noun. meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean) Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell SHELLFISH?

S-H-E-L-L-F-I-S-H

SHELLFISH contains 9 letters, begins with S, and ends with H.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)

2noun

  1. invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell

Synonyms
molluskmollusc
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score18points
Words With Friends18points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is SHELLFISH spelled?

S1H2E3L4L5F6I7S8H9
Starts withSHEFirst 3 letters
Ends withISHLast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats H, L, S
Vowel balance2 / 7Vowels / consonants

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About SHELLFISH.

How do you spell SHELLFISH?

SHELLFISH is spelled S-H-E-L-L-F-I-S-H. It contains 9 letters.