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— English words —

• spell n. Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
• spell n. A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
• spell n. (Obsolete) Speech, discourse.
• spell v. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
• spell v. (Transitive, obsolete) To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.
• spell v. (Transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.
• spell v. (Intransitive) To be able to write or say the letters that form words.
• spell v. (Transitive) Of letters: to compose (a word).
• spell v. (Transitive, figuratively, with “out”) To clarify; to explain in detail.
• spell v. (Transitive) To indicate that (some event) will occur.
• spell v. To constitute; to measure.
• spell v. (Obsolete) To speak, to declaim.
• spell v. (Obsolete) To tell; to relate; to teach.
• spell v. (Transitive) To work in place of (someone).
• spell v. (Transitive) To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.
• spell v. (Intransitive, colloquial) To rest from work for a time.
• spell n. A shift (of work); (rare) a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.
• spell n. (Informal) A definite period (of work or other activity).
• spell n. (Colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance.
• spell n. A period of rest; time off.
• spell n. (Colloquial, US) A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc.
• spell n. (Cricket) An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.
• spell n. (Dialectal) A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.
• spell n. The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.
• Spell prop.n. A surname.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Faroese
  • spell n. Pity, shame.
• Norwegian bokmål
  • spell n. Alternative form of spill.
  • spell v. Imperative of spelle.
• Old english
  • spell n. Story.
  • spell n. News.
  • spell n. Prose or a work of prose.
  • spell n. Argument.
• Plautdietsch
  • Spell n. Game, play, sport.
  • Spell n. A piece of music.

— English words, defined in German —

• spell S. Ein Spruch oder Wort, die einen Zauber oder Fluch bewirken sollen; Zauberformel, Zauberspruch.
• spell S. Der Zustand, wenn etwas oder jemand von einem Zauber, von Magie beeinflusst (verzaubert) ist.
• spell S. Unwiderstehliche, fesselnde Faszination oder Anziehung hervorgerufen von einer Person oder einer Sache.
• spell S. Eine unbestimmte Zeitdauer.

— English word, defined in Dutch —

• spell w. Spellen.

— English words, defined in French —

• spell n. (Magie) Formule magique, mots auxquels on attribue un pouvoir.
• spell n. (Magie) Charme, maléfice, ensorcellement.
• spell n. (Familier) Durée indéterminée.
• spell n. (Désuet) Parole, discours.
• spell n. Une équipe tournante.
• spell n. Une rotation dans un travail long.
• spell n. (Populaire) Une période de temps indéfinie.
• spell n. (Par extension) Une courte distance.
• spell n. Une période de congés.
• spell n. (États-Unis) Congés maladie.
• spell n. (Cricket).
• spell n. (Régional) Écharde de bois.
• spell n. Batte en bois utilisée dans le jeu traditionnel knurr and spell.
• spell v. Enchanter, placer sous un sort.
• spell v. (Désuet) Parler en public, déclamer.
• spell v. (Désuet) Raconter, enseigner.
• spell v. (Désuet) Déchiffrer, lire avec difficulté.
• spell v. Épeler un mot. Note : parfois suivi de out.
• spell v. Être capable d’épeler un mot.
• spell v. Composer un mot à partir de ses lettres.
• spell v. Annoncer, présager, indiquer que certains événements vont se produire.
• spell v. Expliquer dans le détail.
• spell v. Constituer, former un groupe.
• spell v. Remplacer, se substituer à quelqu’un.
• spell v. Mettre au repos.
• spell v. Prendre un congé.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• spell v. Deletrear.
• spell v. Reemplazar, relevar a alguno (en su puesto de trabajo).
• spell s. Rato, período de tiempo.
• spell s. Hechizo, conjuro.
• spell s. Pataleta, berrinche, arranque.
• spell s. Acceso leve de epilepsia.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• spell s. Magia.
• spell s. Encanto.
• spell v. Soletrar, deletrear.
• spell v. Escrever.
• spell v. Enfeitiçar.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• spell s. Formula magica, incantesimo.
• spell s. Periodo.

— In German —

• spell V. 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spellen.

146 English words from 34 English definitions

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53 English words from 45 foreign definitions

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1 foreign word from 34 English definitions

spelle

108 foreign words from 45 foreign definitions

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111 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

spello Spello spells Spells spelled speller Speller spellos spellers Spellers spellful spelling spellken Spellman spelloff spell-off spell␣off spellout spell␣out spellable spellbind spellbook spell␣doom spelldown spellfire spellican spellings spellkens Spellmans spelloffs spell-offs spell␣offs spellouts spells␣off spellword spellwork spell-work spell␣work spellathon spellbinds spellbooks spellbound Spellbrook spellcheck spell-check spell␣check spellcraft spelldowns spelled␣off spellicans +61 words

103 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

bespells dispell'd dispells enspells gospells gospelly respells unspells bespelled bonspells crespelle Crispells dispelled dispeller disspells dry␣spells enspelled gospelled gospeller hot␣spells misspells misspellt outspells respelled respeller tet␣spells unspelled bespelling cold␣spells dispellers dispellest dispelleth dispelling enspelling gospellers gospellike gospel-like gospelling gospellize jaspellite lovespells mispelling misspelled mis-spelled misspeller outspelled overspells respellers respelling unspelling +53 words

33 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

bespell dispell enspell gospell mispell Muspell respell unspell bonspell Crispell disspell dry␣spell hot␣spell misspell outspell tet␣spell cold␣spell forespell Kalispell lovespell overspell set␣a␣spell money␣spell fingerspell under␣a␣spell visit␣a␣spell binding␣spell counterspell knur␣and␣spell staring␣spell knurr␣and␣spell northern␣spell breathing␣spell

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ell Ell ELL 'e'll pel pell Pell SPE

8 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

eps Eps EPs EPS lep LEP leps LEPs

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

pells Pells

11 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

lapels lepals Pealls Pilles Prells sell␣up spello Spello spells Spells upsell

16 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

ells Ells ELLs leps LEPs LLPs LPEs LPLs pell Pell pels PLLs Psel PSLE sell Sell

18 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

shell Shell she'll skell smell snell Snell spall Spall speel speld spelk spelt Sperl spill stell Stell swell

4 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

pell Pell sell Sell

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