respell

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7

Definition of respell

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To spell again.
    “A child is learning to spell, but no special pains are taken to make him respell, and respell, until spelled aright, every misspelled word.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To spell again.
    “A child is learning to spell, but no special pains are taken to make him respell, and respell, until spelled aright, every misspelled word.”
  2. (transitive)To spell again.
    “It may be hardly necessary to respell most of the words of this class in order to give their pronunciation, as, in their common orthography, they are naturally pronounced correctly, with the appropriate sound of the g.”

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Etymology

1806, re- + spell.

Anagrams of respell

4 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play presell 9 points

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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