Definition of oyster

"oyster" in the noun sense

1. oyster

marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

2. huitre, oyster

edible body of any of numerous oysters

3. oyster

a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl

"oyster" in the verb sense

1. oyster

gather oysters, dig oysters

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Quotations for oyster

The gravest fish is an oyster,
The gravest bird's an owl,
The gravest beast's an ass,
And the gravest man's a fool. [ Proverb ]

An oyster may be crossed in love. [ Sheridan ]

He opens an oyster with a dagger. [ Proverb ]

Within the oyster's shell uncouth
The purest pearl may hide,
Trust me you'll find a heart of truth
Within that rough outside. [ Mrs. Osgood ]

If that a pearl may in a toad's head dwell.
And may be found too in an oyster shell. [ Bunyan ]

He was a bold man that first ate an oyster. [ Swift ]

Why, then the world's mine oyster, which I with sword will open. [ Shakespeare ]

Rich honesty dwells like a miser, in a poor house, as your pearl in your foul oyster. [ William Shakespeare ]

What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the skill of art is not able to make an oyster! [ Jeremy Taylor ]

oyster in Scrabble®

The word oyster is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters oyster:

STOREY
(39)
OYSTER
(39)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word oyster

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

STOREY
(39)
OYSTER
(39)
STORY
(36)
YORES
(36)
TYRES
(36)
ROSEY
(36)
OYSTER
(34)
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YORE
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(26)
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(24)
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oyster in Words With Friends™

The word oyster is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

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

STOREY
(48)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word oyster

OYSTER
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(36)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In oyster

STOREY
(48)
OYSTER
(42)
STOREY
(42)
TYRES
(39)
ROSEY
(39)
YORES
(39)
STORY
(39)
STOREY
(36)
TROY
(36)
OYSTER
(36)
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(36)
ROSY
(36)
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(36)
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(32)
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(32)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(18)
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(18)
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Words within the letters of oyster

2 letter words in oyster (6 words)

3 letter words in oyster (14 words)

5 letter words in oyster (5 words)

6 letter words in oyster (Anagrams) (2 words)

oyster + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence oyster

Words with oyster in them (1 word)

Words that end with oyster (1 word)

Word Growth involving oyster

Shorter words in oyster

(No shorter words found)

Longer words containing oyster

oystercatcher oystercatchers

oysterer oysterers

oysterfish oysterfishes

oysterhouse oysterhouses

oystering

oysterish

oysterlike

oysterman

oystermen

oysters oystershell

oysterwoman

oysterwomen