Spike

/spaɪk/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters

Definition of Spike

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.
A piece of pointed metal etc. set with points upward or outward.
"The trap was lined with spikes."
Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
An ear of corn or grain.
A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.

verb

To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails.
"to spike down planks"
To set or furnish with spikes.
To embed nails into (a tree) so that any attempt to cut it down will damage equipment or injure people.
To fix on a spike.
To discard; to decide not to publish or make public.

Anagrams of Spike

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

22 words can be made from the letters in "spike":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

kepi keps kips pies pike sike sipe skep skip spik

3-LETTER WORDS

kep kip kis pes pie pis psi sei sip ski

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "spike" and rearranging:

+rpikers spiker

Related Word Patterns

SP...Words starting with "sp"...KEWords ending with "ke"All 5-letter words Unscramble "spike"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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