bonspiel

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈbɒnspiːl/ (UK)
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/ˈbɒnspiːl/ (UK) · /ˈbɑnspil/ (US) · /ˈbɒnspil/

Definition of bonspiel

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A tournament in the sport of curling.
    “[…] and he never took his ee aff them, or said another word, or gave another glance at the bonspiel, though there was the finest fun amang the curlers ever was seen; […]”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Scots bonspiel, from Middle Scots bonspele, possibly from Dutch bond (“league”) + spel (“game”).

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5-letter words

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4-letter words

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3-letter words

37 words

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