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Is spatchcock a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word spatchcock is a Scrabble US word. The word spatchcock is worth 25 points in Scrabble:

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Is spatchcock a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word spatchcock is a Scrabble UK word and has 25 points:

S1P3A1T1C3H4C3O1C3K5

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10-letter words (1 found)

SPATCHCOCK,

7-letter words (2 found)

CASTOCK,HOPSACK,

6-letter words (16 found)

ACCOST,CAPOTS,CHACKS,CHACOS,CHOCKS,COACTS,COAPTS,HOPAKS,PATHOS,PHOCAS,POTASH,SCATCH,SCOTCH,SHACKO,TACHOS,THACKS,

5-letter words (74 found)

ACOCK,ASCOT,ATOCS,ATOKS,CACKS,CAPHS,CAPOS,CAPOT,CASCO,CATCH,CHACK,CHACO,CHAOS,CHAPS,CHAPT,CHATS,CHOCK,CHOCS,CHOPS,CHOTA,COACH,COACT,COAPT,COAST,COATS,COCAS,COCKS,COSTA,COTHS,HACKS,HOAST,HOCKS,HOKAS,HOPAK,HOSTA,KAPHS,KHATS,KOAPS,KOHAS,KOPHS,KOTCH,OATHS,OCTAS,OKTAS,OPAHS,OSHAC,PACKS,PACOS,PACTS,PATCH,PATHS,PHOCA,PHOTS,POACH,POCKS,POTCH,SCATH,SCOPA,SHACK,SHAKO,SHAKT,SHOAT,SHOCK,SOKAH,STACK,STAPH,STOCK,TACHO,TACHS,TACKS,TACOS,THACK,TOCKS,TOPHS,

4-letter words (114 found)

ACTS,APOS,APSO,APTS,ATOC,ATOK,ATOP,CACK,CAPH,CAPO,CAPS,CASH,CASK,CAST,CATS,CHAO,CHAP,CHAS,CHAT,CHOC,CHOP,COAT,COCA,COCH,COCK,COPS,COSH,COST,COTH,COTS,HACK,HAOS,HAPS,HASK,HASP,HAST,HATS,HOAS,HOCK,HOKA,HOPS,HOST,HOTS,KAPH,KATS,KHAT,KOAP,KOAS,KOHA,KOPH,KOPS,OAKS,OAST,OATH,OATS,OCAS,OCTA,OKAS,OKTA,OPAH,OPAS,OPTS,PACK,PACO,PACS,PACT,PAHS,PAKS,PASH,PAST,PATH,PATS,PHAT,PHOS,PHOT,POAS,POCK,POHS,POSH,POST,POTS,SACK,SCAT,SCOP,SCOT,SHAT,SHOP,SHOT,SKAT,SOAK,SOAP,SOCA,SOCK,SOPH,SOTH,SPAT,SPOT,STAP,STOA,STOP,TACH,TACK,TACO,TAKS,TAOS,TAPS,TASH,TASK,TOCK,TOCS,TOPH,TOPS,TOSA,TOSH,

3-letter words (69 found)

ACH,ACT,AHS,APO,APT,ASH,ASK,ASP,ATS,CAP,CAT,CHA,COP,COS,COT,HAO,HAP,HAS,HAT,HOA,HOC,HOP,HOS,HOT,KAS,KAT,KOA,KOP,KOS,OAK,OAT,OCA,OCH,OHS,OKA,OPA,OPS,OPT,PAC,PAH,PAK,PAS,PAT,PHO,PHT,POA,POH,POS,POT,PST,SAC,SAP,SAT,SHA,SHO,SKA,SOC,SOH,SOP,SOT,SPA,TAK,TAO,TAP,TAS,THO,TOC,TOP,TSK,

2-letter words (19 found)

AH,AS,AT,CH,HA,HO,KA,KO,OH,OK,OP,OS,PA,PO,SH,SO,ST,TA,TO,

You can make 295 words from spatchcock according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of spatchcock

spatchcock

Etymology

The noun is probably derived from one of the following:

  • A variant of spitchcock (“eel split lengthwise and broiled”). from Middle English spiche-coke, The further etymology is uncertain; the following possibilities have been suggested:
    • From Middle English *speche, *spiche (“to split”) + cock, coken (“to allow (something) to cook; to cook”).
    • From spik (“animal fat, especially lard”), spik, spike (“large nail; pointed stud”), or spit, spite (“rod for cooking meat, spit; pointed object”); + cok (“male of the common domestic fowl, cock, rooster”).
  • From Irish spot (the past participle of spothaim (“to cut; to split”)) or spoctha (the past participle of spochaim, a variant of spothaim) + coc (“male of the common domesic fowl, cock, rooster”).

A derivation from (di)spatch (“to dispose of speedily; to make a speedy end of”) + cock is now thought to be unlikely.

The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈspæt͡ʃkɒk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈspæt͡ʃˌkɑk/
  • Hyphenation: spatch‧cock

Noun

spatchcock (plural spatchcocks)

  1. (cooking, also attributively) Poultry which has been cut along the spine and spread out for more even cooking. [from late 18th c.]

Translations

Verb

spatchcock (third-person singular simple present spatchcocks, present participle spatchcocking, simple past and past participle spatchcocked) (transitive)

  1. (cooking) To cut (poultry) along the spine and spread the halves apart for more even cooking.
    Synonym: frog
  2. (figuratively) Often followed by in or into: to interpolate or insert (something into another thing); to sandwich (something within another thing).

Hypernyms

  • butterfly

Derived terms

  • spatchcocked (adjective)
  • spatchcocking (noun)

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References

Further reading

  • butterflying on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Michael Quinion (July 2, 2005) “Spatchcock”, in World Wide Words.

Source: wiktionary.org