Definitions for dog-whelk

dog-whelk dog whelk

Dog-Whelk is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 159 anagrams from letters in dog-whelk (-deghklow).

Definitions for dog-whelk

noun

  1. any of several carnivorous, marine gastropods of the family Nassidae.

Origin of dog-whelk

First recorded in 1855-60

Examples for dog-whelk

The chief enemy of the young oyster is a species of whelk, known in France as the bigourneau, dog whelk, or piercer.

Word Value for dog-whelk
Scrable

5

Words with friends

6

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