Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spilikin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spi-likin
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small peg used for playing a game or for keeping score, as in cribbage.

noun

A game played with such pegs, pushpin.

noun

A jackstraw or stick in the game of pick-up sticks.

noun

The game of jackstraws or pick-up sticks.

Etymology

From Old Dutch spelleken (“a small pin”). Compare English spill.

Word Breakdown

Root: spelleken

Inflected Forms

spilikins (plural) spelican (alternative) spillikin (alternative) spilliken (alternative)

Questions

What does spilikin mean?: A small peg used for playing a game or for keeping score, as in cribbage.
Where does spilikin come from?: From Old Dutch spelleken (“a small pin”). Compare English spill.

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