whelk

whelk is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera; especially, Buccinum undatum, common on the coasts both of Europe and North America, and much used as food in Europe. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 15 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera; especially, Buccinum undatum, common on the coasts both of Europe and North America, and much used as food in Europe.
2. noun. A papule; a pustule; acne.
3. noun. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.
4. noun. large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
5. noun. large marine snail much used as food in Europe
6. verb. gather whelk

Common word forms

whelks, whelked, whelker

Words from these letters

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