sickle

sickle is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A reaping instrument consisting of a steel blade curved into the form of a hook, and having a handle fitted on a tang. The sickle has one side of the blade notched, so as always to sharpen with a serrated edge. Cf. Reaping hook, under Reap. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A reaping instrument consisting of a steel blade curved into the form of a hook, and having a handle fitted on a tang. The sickle has one side of the blade notched, so as always to sharpen with a serrated edge. Cf. Reaping hook, under Reap.
2. noun. A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See Illust. of Leo.
3. noun. an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sickle:

skelic

Common word forms

sickled, sickler, sickles, sickling

Words from these letters

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