Avellan

7 lettersadjectiverare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Relating to or resembling filberts or hazelnuts, used particularly in heraldry to describe cross arms shaped like hazelnut shells.

“The shield bore a cross avellan in gold on a field of blue.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

a·vel·lan

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Synonyms

avellane

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts with AV and has a double L near the end, a rare heraldic term that most Wordle players will not know

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, V (4 pts) adds the most value and the double L can be useful for rack management

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “avellan”.

alane allan allen alvan avale avell avena ellan elvan naval navel velal venal alae alan alea alen alle aval elan ella eval evan lane

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