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SPIKE

5 letters, 11 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What SPIKE Means

  1. noun: a transient variation in voltage or current
  2. noun: sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes“spikes provide greater traction”
  3. verb: stand in the way of
  4. verb: pierce with a sharp stake or point“impale a shrimp on a skewer”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SPIKE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 P3 I1 K5 E1.

Anagrams of SPIKE (3)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In SPIKE

34 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (16)

3 letter words (12)

2 letter words (6)

Longer Words Containing SPIKE

SPIKE appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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