Definitions
A set of letters forming a word; also a period of time or magic charm.
Word origin
From Middle English spell, spel, from Old English spell (“news, story”), from Proto-Germanic *spellą (“speech, account, tale”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to tell”) or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to speak, to sound”) with the s-mobile prefix. Cognate with dialectal German Spill, Icelandic spjall (“discussion, talk”), spjalla (“to discuss, to talk”), guðspjall (“gospel”) and Albanian fjalë (“word”).
Used in a sentence
“He cast a spell to cure warts.”
“under a spell”
“Skies are not so black / Mary took me back / Mary has broken your spell”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Write letters in order”5 letters
02“Magic words or period”5 letters
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