Shale

/ʃeɪl/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters

Definition of Shale

noun

A shell or husk; a cod or pod.
A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.

verb

To take off the shell or coat of.

Anagrams of Shale

Exact Anagrams

5 words using all 5 letters:

hales heals leash selah sheal

Words You Can Make

32 words can be made from the letters in "shale":

5-LETTER WORDS

hales heals leash selah sheal

4-LETTER WORDS

ales haes hale heal lase lash leas sale seal shea

3-LETTER WORDS

ahs ale als ash els hae has hes las lea les sae sal sea sel+2 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "shale" and rearranging:

+cchelas laches

+dlashed shaled

+ohaloes haoles

+rashler halers lasher

+shassel hassle lashes selahs shales

+thalest haslet lathes shelta

Related Word Patterns

SH...Words starting with "sh"...LEWords ending with "le"All 5-letter words Unscramble "shale"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

shell

Rhyming Words

abatable abaxile abdicable abele able abolishable abominable abradable abrogable absorbable abstractable abubble abusable acceptable accessible+5 more

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