SPIKE

5 letters 11 pts

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

  1. manifest a sharp increase; "the voltage spiked"
  2. add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!"
  3. bring forth a spike or spikes; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now"
  4. secure with spikes
  5. pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
  6. stand in the way of

Noun

  1. sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"
  2. a large stout nail; "they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie"
  3. any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object; "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order"
  4. a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal); "one of the spikes impaled him"
  5. a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)
  6. 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"
  7. a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
  8. a transient variation in voltage or current
  9. a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"
  10. (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
  11. 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.