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Is speld a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word speld is a Scrabble US word. The word speld is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is speld a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word speld is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

S1P3E1L1D2

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5-letter words (1 found)

SPELD,

4-letter words (10 found)

DELS,DEPS,ELDS,LEPS,PEDS,PELS,PLED,SELD,SLED,SPED,

3-letter words (13 found)

DEL,DEP,EDS,ELD,ELS,LED,LEP,LES,PED,PEL,PES,SED,SEL,

2-letter words (5 found)

DE,ED,EL,ES,PE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 30 words from speld according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of speld

speld pseld sepld espld pesld epsld spled psled slped lsped plsed lpsed selpd eslpd slepd lsepd elspd lespd pelsd eplsd plesd lpesd elpsd lepsd spedl psedl sepdl espdl pesdl epsdl spdel psdel sdpel dspel pdsel dpsel sedpl esdpl sdepl dsepl edspl despl pedsl epdsl pdesl dpesl edpsl depsl splde pslde slpde lspde plsde lpsde spdle psdle sdple dsple pdsle dpsle sldpe lsdpe sdlpe dslpe ldspe dlspe pldse lpdse pdlse dplse ldpse dlpse seldp esldp sledp lsedp elsdp lesdp sedlp esdlp sdelp dselp edslp deslp sldep lsdep sdlep dslep ldsep dlsep eldsp ledsp edlsp delsp ldesp dlesp pelds eplds pleds lpeds elpds lepds pedls epdls pdels dpels edpls depls pldes lpdes pdles dples ldpes dlpes eldps ledps edlps delps ldeps dleps

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Definitions and meaning of speld

speld

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɛld/
  • Rhymes: -ɛld

Etymology 1

From Middle English speld, spelde, from Old English speld (“a splinter; a chip of wood; torch”), from Proto-Germanic *speldą (“splinter, board”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to split”).

Noun

speld (plural spelds)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete) A chip of wood; a splinter.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

speld (third-person singular simple present spelds, present participle spelding, simple past and past participle speld)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) To split.
Related terms
  • spald
References
  • http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/speld_v

Anagrams

  • Delps, LDPEs, PLEDs

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch speld, from Middle Dutch spelde, from older spelle, from Latin spīnula, diminutive of spīna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɛlt/

Noun

speld (plural spelde, diminutive speldjie)

  1. pin

Derived terms

  • haakspeld
  • speldekussing

Descendants

  • → Kwanyama: oshipela

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • spel (dialectal, Southern Dutch)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spelde, from older spelle, from Latin spīnula, diminutive of spīna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɛlt/
  • Hyphenation: speld
  • Rhymes: -ɛlt
  • Homophone: spelt

Noun

speld f (plural spelden, diminutive speldje n)

  1. A pin (fastening device).
  2. A brooch.
    Synonym: broche

Synonyms

  • (pin): pin

Derived terms

  • een speld kunnen horen vallen
  • haarspeld
  • krulspeld
  • mouwspeld
  • sierspeld
  • speldenknop
  • speldenkoker
  • speldenkussen
  • veiligheidsspeld

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: speld
    • → Kwanyama: oshipela
  • Negerhollands: spel

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *speldą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /speld/, [speɫd]

Noun

speld n (nominative plural speld or speldra)

  1. splinter
  2. a thin piece of wood used as a torch; torch

Declension

Synonyms

  • (torch): blase, blysiġe, brand

Descendants

  • Middle English: speld, spelde
    • English: speld, spell, spill

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