spoil
/spɔɪl/
verbnoun
5 letters1 syllable7 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS11
VERB
1
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin.
2
Have a strong desire or urge to do something.
“He is spoiling for a fight”
3
Destroy and strip of its possession.
4
Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.
5
Make imperfect.
6
Treat with excessive indulgence.
7
Become unfit for consumption or use.
“the meat must be eaten before it spoils”
8
NOUNAlter from the original.
1
The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it.
“her spoiling my dress was deliberate”
2
(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war).
“to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy”
3
The act of stripping and taking by force.
WORD FORMS
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®7 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word14 points
Triple word21 points
GOOD TO KNOW
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Syllablesspoil
SYNONYMS & RELATED58
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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