WHELK — 5 letter word
whelk
The word whelk has 5 letters: W, H, E, L, K. It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell".
5 letter word "whelk": W H E L K — noun
Scrabble score: 15 Words With Friends score: 15
Letter analysis of whelk
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| K | 1 | Consonant | 5 |
1 vowels, 4 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of whelk
noun
- large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
- large marine snail much used as food in Europe
verb
- gather whelk
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