spoor
Plural: spoors
Noun
- the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game
- "the hounds followed the fox's spoor"
- The track, trail, droppings, or scent of an animal.
Verb
Verb Forms: spoored, spooring, spoors
- To track an animal by its footprints or scent.
- To track (an animal) by following its spoor.
Examples
- He tried to spoor his opponent’s strategy, looking for patterns in their tile placements.
Origin / Etymology
Early 19th century, from Afrikaans spoor, from Dutch spoor (“track”).
Akin to Old English and Old Norse spor (whence Danish spor), and German Spur, all from Proto-Germanic *spurą. Compare spurn.
Scrabble Score: 7
spoor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordspoor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spoor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
spoor: valid Words With Friends Word