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Is spice a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word spice is a Scrabble US word. The word spice is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is spice a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word spice is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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5-letter words (3 found)

EPICS,SEPIC,SPICE,

4-letter words (13 found)

CEPS,EPIC,ICES,PECS,PICE,PICS,PIES,PISE,SICE,SIPE,SPEC,SPIC,SPIE,

3-letter words (13 found)

CEP,CIS,ICE,PEC,PES,PIC,PIE,PIS,PSI,SEC,SEI,SIC,SIP,

2-letter words (5 found)

ES,IS,PE,PI,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 35 words from spice according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of spice

spice psice sipce ispce pisce ipsce spcie pscie scpie cspie pcsie cpsie sicpe iscpe scipe csipe icspe cispe picse ipcse pcise cpise icpse cipse spiec psiec sipec ispec pisec ipsec speic pseic sepic espic pesic epsic siepc isepc seipc esipc iespc eispc piesc ipesc peisc episc iepsc eipsc spcei pscei scpei cspei pcsei cpsei speci pseci sepci espci pesci epsci scepi csepi secpi escpi cespi ecspi pcesi cpesi pecsi epcsi cepsi ecpsi sicep iscep sciep csiep icsep cisep siecp isecp seicp esicp iescp eiscp sceip cseip secip escip cesip ecsip icesp ciesp iecsp eicsp ceisp ecisp pices ipces pcies cpies icpes cipes piecs ipecs peics epics iepcs eipcs pceis cpeis pecis epcis cepis ecpis iceps cieps iecps eicps ceips ecips

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Definitions and meaning of spice

spice

Pronunciation

  • enPR: spīs, IPA(key): /spaɪs/
  • Rhymes: -aɪs

Etymology 1

From Middle English spice, from Old French espice (modern épice), an old borrowing from Late Latin speciēs (“spice(s), good(s), ware(s)”), from Latin speciēs (“kind, sort”). Doublet of species.

Noun

spice (countable and uncountable, plural spices)

  1. (countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.
  2. (uncountable) The quality of being spicy.
    Synonym: spiciness
    What spice level do you want for your pad thai? I recommend mild.
  3. (figurative, uncountable) Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging.
    variety is the spice of life
  4. (uncountable) A synthetic cannabinoid drug.
  5. (uncountable, Yorkshire) Sweets, candy.
  6. (obsolete) Species; kind.
  7. A characteristic touch or taste; smack; flavour.
  8. An aromatic odour.
  9. (uncountable, Internet slang) Erotic or pornographic material, usually written; smut.
Hypernyms
  • seasoning
Hyponyms
  • See also Thesaurus:seasoning
Coordinate terms
  • herb
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations

Verb

spice (third-person singular simple present spices, present participle spicing, simple past and past participle spiced)

  1. (transitive) To add spice or spices to; season.
  2. (transitive) To spice up.
Related terms
  • spice up
Translations

Further reading

  • spice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Formed by analogy with lice and mice as the plurals of louse and mouse. First attested use Christopher Morley in “Morley's Magnum” (1935). Made popular by Robert A. Heinlein in Time Enough for Love (1973).

Noun

spice

  1. (nonce word, usually humorous) plural of spouse

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “spice”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • SPECI, epics, pices, sepic

Latin

Verb

spice

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of spiciō

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspʲit͡sɛ/, [ˈspʲit͡sə]

Adjective

spice

  1. inflection of spicy:
    1. neuter nominative/accusative singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Participle

spice

  1. inflection of spicy:
    1. neuter nominative/accusative singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • spece, spis, spyce, spysce, spise, spyse, spiece

Etymology

From Old French espice, (modern épice), an old borrowing from Late Latin speciēs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspiːs(ə)/

Noun

spice (plural spices)

  1. spices (powders used to flavour meals or dishes):
    1. Spices as used as scents or to enhance the smell of something.
    2. Spices as used in medicinal preparations; by extension, medicine in general.
    3. Spices as used in alchemical preparations.
  2. A variety, sort, or kind of something:
    1. A distinct kind of creature; a species.
    2. A type of disease or affliction.
    3. A type of sinful behaviour or action; an action or behaviour in general.
    4. A part, especially of a discipline or line of study.
  3. A seeming or presence; the way something looks from the outside:
    1. (philosophy) The perception of something using any sense or innate ability.
    2. (Christianity) The communion wafer when transubstantiated.
    3. (rare) An appearance or image (either mental or real)
  4. A meal (usually sweet) incorporating spices.
  5. A plant which spices are made from.
  6. (rare) A complimentary appellation.

Derived terms

  • spicen
  • spicer
  • spicerie

Descendants

  • English: spice
  • Scots: spice

References

  • “spīce, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.
  • “spīce, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.

Source: wiktionary.org