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   whelk

   /wɛlk/

   noun

   • 1. a predatory marine mollusc with a heavy pointed spiral shell, some kinds of which are edible.

   Word Origin Old Englishwioloc, weoloc, of unknown origin; the spelling with wh- was perhaps influenced by whelk2.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • W

     4

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • K

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