shelta

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6

Definition of shelta

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (Ireland)A language spoken by some Irish Travellers, particularly in Ireland, but also in Britain, which has been heavily influenced by English and Irish and is now effectively a cant or creole, though some scholars think it may have originated as and may retain elements of a non-Irish, non-English language.

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Etymology

Uncertain. Some theories include words derived from the Irish word Irish siúl (walk), or a corruption of the word Celt.

Words you can make from shelta

124 playable · top: HALEST (9 pts)

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6-letter words

2 words

5-letter words

24 words

4-letter words

46 words

3-letter words

36 words

2-letter words

15 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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