Definition of bellwethers

"bellwethers" in the noun sense

1. bellwether

someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity

2. bellwether

sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell

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bellwethers in Scrabble®

The word bellwethers is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters bellwethers:

BELLWETHERS
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (20 words)

beetles, bestrew, blether, herblet, rebells, reheels, reswell, retells, seether, sheeter, sheller, shelter, sherbet, sweeter, sweller, swelter, tellers, trebles, wheeler, wrestle

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word bellwethers

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In bellwethers

BELLWETHERS
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BELLWETHERS
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bellwethers in Words With Friends™

The word bellwethers is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters bellwethers:

BELLWETHERS
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (20 words)

beetles, bestrew, blether, herblet, rebells, reheels, reswell, retells, seether, sheeter, sheller, shelter, sherbet, sweeter, sweller, swelter, tellers, trebles, wheeler, wrestle

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word bellwethers

BELLWETHERS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In bellwethers

BELLWETHERS
(279)
BELLWETHERS
(261)
BELLWETHERS
(243)
BELLWETHERS
(162)
BELLWETHERS
(150)
RESWELL
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SWELLER
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BELLWETHERS
(104)
BESTREW
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WHEELER
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BLETHER
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SHERBET
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BELLWETHERS
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Words containing the sequence bellwethers

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Word Growth involving bellwethers

Shorter words in bellwethers

be bell bellwether

el ell bell bellwether

he her ether bellwether

he the ether bellwether

we wet bellwether

he her ether ethers

he the ether ethers

he her hers ethers

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