Definitions for Shelly

Shelly shell·y

Spelling: [shel-ee]
IPA: /ˈʃɛl i/

Shelly is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 55 anagrams from letters in Shelly (ehllsy).

Definitions for Shelly

noun

  1. a male or female given name.

adjective

  1. abounding in shells:
  2. consisting of a shell or shells.
  3. like a shell or shells.

Origin of Shelly

First recorded in 1545-55; shell + -y1

Examples for Shelly

When shelly Ramirez heard last week that her uncle Richard had died, she felt a huge sense of relief.

The league worked out a deal with shelly Sterling and the team was sold.

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to THR that an investigation for shelly Miscavige is ongoing.

All the same, he did not like being called shelly in that offhand way.

In the Girvan area, the Llandovery beds are of the shelly type.

shelly maintained a sullen silence, refusing to look at Peter at all.

But the odd thing about these animals is that their tails have no shelly covering.

Growing up as a relative of Ramirez was difficult, shelly says.

Officials from the controversial religion have consistently denied that shelly Miscavige is missing.

The operculum is a solid, round, shelly one, with a greenish centre.

Word Value for Shelly
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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