Spinel
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A hard glassy mineral, an oxide of magnesium and aluminium, occurring in various colours prized as gemstones.
“The ring was set with a deep red spinel that was often mistaken for a ruby.”
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spi·nel
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Wordle
Ends in EL, an uncommon Wordle ending, contains common letters S, P, I, N making it useful mid-game
Scrabble
All low-value tiles, 8pts base, EL ending is hookable, SPINEL is an accepted Scrabble word worth knowing
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