spavin

spavin is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A disease of horses characterized by a bony swelling developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the bones; also, the swelling itself. The resulting lameness is due to the inflammation, and not the bony tumor as popularly supposed. Face value is 11 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 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A disease of horses characterized by a bony swelling developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the bones; also, the swelling itself. The resulting lameness is due to the inflammation, and not the bony tumor as popularly supposed.
2. noun. a swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lameness

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in spavin:

pavins

Common word forms

spavins, spavined

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