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Is spite a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word spite is a Scrabble US word. The word spite is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is spite a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word spite is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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Is spite a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word spite is a Words With Friends word. The word spite is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (4 found)

PIETS,PISTE,SPITE,STIPE,

4-letter words (16 found)

PEST,PETS,PIES,PIET,PISE,PITS,SEPT,SIPE,SITE,SPET,SPIE,SPIT,STEP,STIE,TIES,TIPS,

3-letter words (17 found)

EST,ITS,PES,PET,PIE,PIS,PIT,PSI,PST,SEI,SET,SIP,SIT,TES,TIE,TIP,TIS,

2-letter words (10 found)

ES,ET,IS,IT,PE,PI,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 48 words from spite according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of spite

spite psite sipte ispte piste ipste sptie pstie stpie tspie ptsie tpsie sitpe istpe stipe tsipe itspe tispe pitse iptse ptise tpise itpse tipse spiet psiet sipet ispet piset ipset speit pseit sepit espit pesit epsit siept isept seipt esipt iespt eispt piest ipest peist epist iepst eipst sptei pstei stpei tspei ptsei tpsei speti pseti septi espti pesti epsti stepi tsepi setpi estpi tespi etspi ptesi tpesi petsi eptsi tepsi etpsi sitep istep stiep tsiep itsep tisep sietp isetp seitp esitp iestp eistp steip tseip setip estip tesip etsip itesp tiesp ietsp eitsp teisp etisp pites iptes pties tpies itpes tipes piets ipets peits epits iepts eipts pteis tpeis petis eptis tepis etpis iteps tieps ietps eitps teips etips

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Definitions and meaning of spite

spite

Alternative forms

  • spight (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • enPR: spīt, IPA(key): /spaɪt/
  • Rhymes: -aɪt

Etymology 1

From Middle English spit, a shortening of despit (whence despite), from Old French despit, from Latin dēspectum (“looking down on”), from Latin dēspiciō (“to look down, despise”). Compare also Dutch spijt and German Spiet.

Noun

spite (usually uncountable, plural spites)

  1. Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice
    Synonyms: grudge, rancor.
  2. (obsolete) Vexation; chagrin; mortification.
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Verb

spite (third-person singular simple present spites, present participle spiting, simple past and past participle spited)

  1. (transitive) To treat maliciously; to try to hurt or thwart.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To be angry at; to hate.
  3. (transitive) To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
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See also

  • malignant
  • malicious

Etymology 2

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

Preposition

spite

  1. Notwithstanding; despite.

Anagrams

  • IP set, piets, piste, septi-, stipe

Esperanto

Etymology

From English spite.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspi.te/

Adverb

spite

  1. in spite of
  2. defiantly

Usage notes

Often used with the accusative or with the preposition al.

Derived terms

  • spit
  • spiti

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspi.tɛ/
  • Rhymes: -itɛ
  • Syllabification: spi‧te

Adjective

spite

  1. inflection of spity:
    1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
    2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

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