shellfish
Definitions
Noun
- Meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
- Invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "shellfish".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "shellfish".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shell | 1 | 22 |
| 2 | shells | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | sells | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | shelf | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | selfish | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | ellis | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | smallish | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | hellish | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | elfish | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | shellings | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | jellyfish | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | sollish | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | shell's | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | selfies | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | mellish | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | chellis | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | shellshock | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | selfs | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | elish | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | shellito | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "shellfish" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "shellfish" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "shellfish" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | paralytic | 4 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "shellfish".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Shellfish recalled in Oregon, Washington over possible norovirus contamination
Mar 10, 2026 Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
Mar 10, 2026 Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
Neanderthals Snacked on Shellfish During the Winter, a Seasonal Pattern Later Seen in Modern Humans
May 18, 2026 Discover Magazine
May 18, 2026 Discover Magazine
Emergency shellfish recall, harvest closure announced for Drayton Harbor
Mar 5, 2026 Cascadia Daily News
Mar 5, 2026 Cascadia Daily News
How an alien shellfish with a strange taste found a home in midcoast Maine
Jul 4, 2026 Bangor Daily News
Jul 4, 2026 Bangor Daily News
From Our Bays to Your Plate: Inside Delaware’s Shellfish Aquaculture Industry
Nov 17, 2025 Delaware.gov
Nov 17, 2025 Delaware.gov
Oyster cement: Scientists study shellfish to make stronger, faster-curing building material
May 5, 2026 Purdue University
May 5, 2026 Purdue University