SELL is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. SELL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SELL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SELL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SELL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does SELL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To give something to someone else in exchange for money.
Sell describes the basic exchange at the heart of trade: one side hands over goods or a service and receives money in return. A shop can sell bread, a person can sell an old bicycle, and a company can sell shares. The opposite of sell is buy, which names the same exchange from the other side.
How SELL is used
Everyday word; the ordinary term for exchanging goods or services for money.
- The shop sells fresh bread every morning.
- She decided to sell her old bicycle.
- He wants to sell the house before winter.
- They sell tickets at the door.
- The farmer will sell his crop at the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SELL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SELL
The 4 tiles of SELL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SELL
19 longer words begin with SELL.
Words ending in SELL
16 words end in SELL. Useful as a back hook: play SELL onto a word already on the board.
Words with SELL inside
Showing 24 of 157 words that contain SELL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SELL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SELL
Common questions about SELL
- Is SELL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELL, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELL worth?
- SELL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SELL mean?
- To give something to someone else in exchange for money.
- What letters can be added to SELL?
- SELL takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SELL:
Open SELL in the Word Finder