teetotum
Plural: teetotums
Noun
- A small spinning top or toy often used in games of chance.
- a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
- A toy (spinning top) similar to a dreidel.
- A working men's club conducted under religious influences, as an alternative to drinking in the saloon.
Examples
- He spun his rack like a teetotum, hoping for a better arrangement of letters.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin totum (“all”), marked by a T on one of the four sides.
Scrabble Score: 10
teetotum: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordteetotum: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
teetotum: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
teetotum: valid Words With Friends Word