Is LAMPSHELLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LAMPSHELLS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LAMPSHELLS mean?
Lampshells is a form of LAMPSHELL.
- noun
marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + M (3) + P (3) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for LAMPSHELLS
LAMPSHELLS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from LAMPSHELLS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lampshell16
- pelhams14
- pashms13
- pelham13
- lampless12
- hapless12
- plashes12
- hemps12
- pashm12
- mapless11
- samples11
- alephs11
- almehs11
- mashes11
- pashes11
- phases11
- shames11
- shapes11
- shleps11
- splash11
- hemp11
- hallels10
- maples10
- plasms10
- psalms10
- sample10
- aleph10
- almeh10
- ephas10
- haems10
- halms10
- hames10
- hasps10
- heaps10
- helms10
- helps10
- hemal10
- phase10
- plash10
- shame10
- shams10
- shape10
- shlep10
- smash10
- hallel9
- hassel9
- hassle9
- lashes9
- selahs9
- shales9
- sheals9
- shells9
- ample9
- lamps9
- maple9
- palms9
- plasm9
- psalm9
- samps9
- spams9
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