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Is spek a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word spek is a Scrabble US word. The word spek is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

S1P3E1K5

Is spek a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word spek is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

S1P3E1K5

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4-letter words (3 found)

KEPS,SKEP,SPEK,

3-letter words (2 found)

KEP,PES,

2-letter words (2 found)

ES,PE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 8 words from spek according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of spek

spek psek sepk espk pesk epsk spke pske skpe kspe pkse kpse sekp eskp skep ksep eksp kesp peks epks pkes kpes ekps keps

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word spek. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in spek.

Definitions and meaning of spek

spek

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch spek, from Middle Dutch spec, from Old Dutch spek, from Proto-Germanic *spiką.

Pronunciation

Noun

spek (plural spekke)

  1. bacon

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɛk/
  • Hyphenation: spek
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch spec, from Old Dutch spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic *spiką.

Cognate with West Flemish spek, Zealandic spek, Old Saxon spek, Middle Low German spek, German Low German Speck, Old Frisian spek, North Frisian speek, Saterland Frisian Späk, West Frisian spek, Old English spiċ, Middle English spik, Old Norse spik, Faroese spik, Icelandic spik, Old High German spek, Middle High German spëc, German Speck, Luxembourgish Speck, Yiddish שפּעק (shpek).

Noun

spek n or m (plural spekken, diminutive spekje n)

  1. (chiefly uncountable) bacon
  2. (confectionary, usually in the diminutive) marshmallow
    Synonym: (Belgium) maskesvlees
  3. (derogatory, slang, historical) a Spaniard, especially during the Eighty Years' War
Derived terms

-general:

-types of bacon:

-turns of phrase:

Related terms
  • spekken (verb)
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: spek
    • → Northern Sotho: sepeke
    • → Xhosa: speke
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: speki (from the diminutive)
  • Jersey Dutch: späk
  • Negerhollands: spek
  • → Indonesian: spek
  • → Manado Malay: spet
  • → Papiamentu: spèki, spekki
  • → Sranan Tongo: speki, spèk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spek

  1. inflection of spekken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Middle English

Noun

spek

  1. Alternative form of spekke

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • spec

Etymology

from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic *spiką.

Noun

spek m

  1. bacon

Descendants

  • Middle High German: spëc
    • German: Speck
    • Luxembourgish: Speck
    • Yiddish: שפּעק (shpek)

Source: wiktionary.org