Meaning
- (noun) In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument.
- (noun) The spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument.
- (noun) A sort of very large nail.
- (noun) A piece of pointed metal etc. set with points upward or outward. “The trap was lined with spikes.”
- (noun) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
- (noun) An ear of corn or grain.
- (noun) A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.
- (noun) (chiefly in the plural) A running shoe with spikes in the sole to provide grip.
- (noun) A sharp peak in a graph.
- (noun) A surge in power or in the price of a commodity etc.
- (noun) The long, narrow part of a high-heeled shoe that elevates the heel.
- (noun) A long nail for storing papers by skewering them; (by extension) the metaphorical place where rejected newspaper articles are sent.
Letter rearrangements
Letter breakdown
- Spike contains 5 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Words from these letters
Connected words
Other 5-letter words
- abaci
- aback
- abaft
- abase
- abash
- abate
- abbey
- abbot
- abeam
- abets
- abhor
- abide
- abler
- abode
- abort
- about
- above
- abuse
Words starting with SPI
- spice
- spiced
- spices
- spicier
- spiciest
- spiciness
- spicing
- spicy
- spider
- spiders
- spidery
- spied
- spiel
- spieled
- spieling
- spiels
- spies
- spiffier
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Words ending with IKE
Reader questions
What does Spike mean?
In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument.
What are the anagrams of Spike?
Valid anagrams: pikes.
How many letters are in Spike?
Spike has 5 letters.
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