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SPIKE
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
S
1
P
3
I
1
K
5
E
1
Σ
11
Definitions
Verb
- manifest a sharp increase; "the voltage spiked"
- add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!"
- bring forth a spike or spikes; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now"
- secure with spikes
- pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
- stand in the way of
Noun
- sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"
- a large stout nail; "they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie"
- any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object; "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order"
- a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal); "one of the spikes impaled him"
- a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)
- each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves); "the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game"; "golfers' spikes damage the putting greens"
- a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
- a transient variation in voltage or current
- a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"
- (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
- fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word SPIKE
Yes, SPIKE is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 11 points in Scrabble. It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.
SPIKE is a 5-letter word. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.