Scales

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated February 2026

Definition

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

“The fish had beautiful silver scales.”

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A and E vowels with S beginning and ending.

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Worth 8 points, plural form good for extensions.

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