spoke
A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.
Noun 4 meanings
A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.
A projecting handle of a steering wheel.
A rung of a ladder.
A stick inserted into the wheel of a vehicle to keep the wheel from turning.
Verb 1 meaning
To furnish (a wheel) with spokes.
Etymology
From Middle English spoke, from Old English spāca, from Proto-West Germanic *spaikā, from Proto-Germanic *spaikō. Compare Scots spaik (“spoke”), Dutch spaak and English spike.
SPOKE at a glance
SPOKE has 5 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (S 1 + P 3 + O 1 + K 5 + E 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,410 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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