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Is spruik a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word spruik is a Scrabble US word. The word spruik is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

S1P3R1U1I1K5

Is spruik a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word spruik is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

S1P3R1U1I1K5

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6-letter words (2 found)

PRUSIK,SPRUIK,

5-letter words (3 found)

KURIS,PURIS,SIRUP,

4-letter words (17 found)

IRKS,KIPS,KIRS,KRIS,KURI,PIRS,PUIR,PURI,PURS,RIPS,RISK,RISP,RUSK,SKIP,SPIK,SPUR,URPS,

3-letter words (22 found)

IRK,KIP,KIR,KIS,PIR,PIS,PIU,PSI,PUR,PUS,RIP,SIK,SIP,SIR,SKI,SRI,SUI,SUK,SUP,SUR,UPS,URP,

2-letter words (7 found)

IS,KI,PI,SI,UP,UR,US,

You can make 51 words from spruik according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of spruik

spruik

Alternative forms

  • sprook (obsolete)

Etymology

Unknown, likely Germanic. Compare Dutch spraak (“speech”), spreek (“speak”), spreuk (“saying”), sprook (“a story, fiction, tale, or false idea”). First recorded in the late 1890s and early 1900s, suggesting a possible derivation from Afrikaans (i.e. brought back by soldiers returning from the Boer War). With the exception of a few early uses of sprook, the word's spelling has been fixed since it first entered the language. The uncommon ⟨ui⟩ digraph provides further evidence for an Afrikaans or Dutch origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɹuːk/
  • Rhymes: -uːk

Verb

spruik (third-person singular simple present spruiks, present participle spruiking, simple past and past participle spruiked)

  1. (transitive, Australia) To promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally.

Synonyms

  • (promote something to someone): pimp, pitch, tout, hawk

Derived terms

  • spruiker

Translations

Anagrams

  • prusik

Source: wiktionary.org