Shale

/ʃeɪl/

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

5 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "shale":

hales heals leash selah sheal

+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

Letter Values

s1

h4

a1

l1

e1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

Word Tools

Find Anagrams of "shale"All 5-Letter Words Words Starting With "S"

Rhymes With Shale

abatable abaxile abdicable abele able abolishable abominable abradable abrogable absorbable abstractable abubble

Related 5-Letter Words

sabal sabed saber sabes sabin sabir sable sabot sabra sabre sacks sacra sades sadhe sadhu

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Shale"

Shale is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "shale" can be rearranged to form 5 other valid words.

Using "Shale" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "shale" is a low-scoring word.