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
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

A thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood.

BROADER
2

Lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white.

BROADER