shellac
VERBNOUN
/ʃə'læk/
7 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S
shellac is a valid 7-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1H4E1L1L1A1C3
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does shellac mean?
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Cover with shellac.
“She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white.
BROADER