Spectacles
/ˈspɛktəkl̩z/
noun
- Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
"I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair."
- Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
"Spouses should make a great pair."
- Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)
"a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans"
- A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
"A pair is harder to drive than two mounts with separate riders."
- A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
noun
- An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.
"The horse race was a thrilling spectacle."
- An embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation.
"He made a spectacle out of himself."
- (usually in the plural) An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light.
- An aid to the intellectual sight.
- A spyglass; a looking-glass.
No exact anagrams found for "spectacles". This word has a unique letter combination.
Total: 16 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Spectacles"
Spectacles is a 10-letter word that scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Spectacles" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "spectacles" is a high-scoring word.