Bells

/bɛlz/

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

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters

Definition of Bells

noun

A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
The sounding of a bell as a signal.
A telephone call.
"I’ll give you a bell later."
A signal at a school that tells the students when a class is starting or ending.
The flared end of a brass or woodwind instrument.

verb

To attach a bell to.
"Who will bell the cat?"
To shape so that it flares out like a bell.
"to bell a tube"
To telephone.
To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom.
"Hops bell."

noun

The bellow or bay of certain animals, such as a hound on the hunt or a stag in rut.

verb

To bellow or roar.
To utter in a loud manner; to thunder forth.

noun

Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half hour, to mark the passage of time.
Short for bell-bottoms.

Anagrams of Bells

Words You Can Make

10 words can be made from the letters in "bells":

4-LETTER WORDS

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3-LETTER WORDS

bel bes ell els les sel

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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