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   speckle

   /ˈspɛkl/

   noun

   • 1. a small spot or patch of colour: "it has white speckles on its forewing"

   verb

   • 1. mark with a large number of small spots or patches of colour: "gulls whirled round the masts, speckling the docks with guano"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): from Middle Dutch spekkel; the verb (late 16th century) from the noun or a back-formation from speckled.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • S

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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