Definitions for dreidel

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dreidel drei·del

Spelling: [dreyd-l]

IPA: /ˈdreɪd l/

Dreidel is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 103 anagrams from letters in dreidel (ddeeilr).

Definitions for dreidel

noun

1. a four-sided top bearing the Hebrew letters nun, gimel, he, and shin, one on each side, used chiefly in a children's game traditionally played on the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.

Origin of dreidel

1925-30; Yiddish dreydl, equivalent to drey(en) to rotate, turn (Middle High German dræ(je)n, dræhen; compare G. drehen) + -dl noun suffix

Examples for dreidel

More than menorah lighting and dreidel spinning, Hanukkah is known for its culinary delicacy, latkes.