spial

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈspaɪəl/

Definition of spial

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Espionage.
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noun

  1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Espionage.
  2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A spy.
    “And priuie spials plast in all his way, / To weete what course he takes, and how he fares […]”
    “[ Charles François Dumouriez ], roaming far out, obscure, as King's spial, or sitting sealed up, enchanted in Bastille […]”

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Etymology

Aphetic form of espial.

Hooks

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