bell

NOUNVERB /bɛl/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH B

bell is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3E1L1L1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does bell mean?

NOUN · 10 SENSES
1

The shape of a bell.

2

The flared opening of a tubular device.

BROADER
3

The sound of a bell being struck.

“saved by the bell”

“she heard the distant toll of church bells”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
4

A push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed.

NARROWER
5

English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961).

6

(nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

SYNONYMS
7

A phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905).

8

A percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument.

SYNONYMS
9

United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922).

10

A hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck.

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Attach a bell to.

“bell cows”

BROADER
AT THE BOARD

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