Scales

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A device for weighing, or the small plates covering fish and reptiles.

“The fish had beautiful silver scales.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/skeɪlz/

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Synonyms

balance platesflakes

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Wordle

A and E vowels with S beginning and ending.

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, plural form good for extensions.

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Words you can make from Scales

Shorter words formed from the letters in “scales”.

alces alecs casel cases casse claes class laces lases sales salse scale scase seals aces acle aesc alce alec ales asse cals case cass

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “scales”.

classes

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