Definition of spindle

You can enter up to 15 letters and use up to 2 wildcards in the search. Use question mark (?) for wildcard searches.
Word Finders
Word Lists

Scrabble & Words with friends points

  • spindle is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • spindle is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • spindle is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of spindle

  • any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. spike
  • any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. arbor
    2. mandrel
    3. mandril
  • a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc. (noun)
  • a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning (noun)
  • (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle (noun)

    Examples

    1. chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis

See definition of spindle in Merriam Webster