spackle

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UK, US/ˈspæk.əl/

noun

Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.

Similar
spackling compound
OriginGerman Spachtel ← Latin spatula →
RareScrabble 15
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Meanings

spackle1

nounspackle (countable and uncountable, plural spackles)

plural spackles

  1. countableuncountableAny powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.
  2. countableuncountableA plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster.
  3. countableuncountableA paste-like substance that fills a gap.

    a spackle of guacamole inside a taco shell

    2018 August 8, Helen Rosner, “It’s Time to Admit That Iceberg Is a Superior Lettuce”, in New Yorker
verbspackle (third-person singular simple present spackles, present participle spackling, simple past and past participle spackled)

present singular third person spackles · participle present spackling · participle past spackled · past spackled

  1. transitiveTo fill or repair with a plastic paste.
  2. intransitiveTo fill cracks or holes with a spackle.
  3. To fill gaps with something, as if spackling; to speckle

    The neighborhood has been spackled with coffee shops.

Spackle2

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of spackle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpowder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster

Similar
spackling compound
Broader
plaster

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinspatula
  2. GermanSpachtel
  3. Englishspackle

From Spackle, originally a brand name, perhaps based on German Spachtel which is ultimately from Latin spatula. Doublet of spatula.

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Translations

Bulgarian кит, китвам
  • кит (kit)plastic paste for filling cracks and holes
  • китвам (kitvam)fill cracks or holes with a spackle
Dutch plamuur, plamuren
  • plamuurpowder that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste
  • plamurenfill cracks or holes with a spackle
Finnish silote, pakkeli
  • silotepowder that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste
  • pakkelipowder that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste
  • siloteplastic paste for filling cracks and holes
  • pakkeliplastic paste for filling cracks and holes
  • tasoitemassaplastic paste for filling cracks and holes
  • silottaafill cracks or holes with a spackle
  • tasoittaafill cracks or holes with a spackle
  • spaklatafill cracks or holes with a spackle
Norwegian sparkel, sparkelmasse
  • sparkelplastic paste for filling cracks and holes
  • sparkelmasseplastic paste for filling cracks and holes
  • sparklefill cracks or holes with a spackle
Polish szpachlówka, szpachlówka
  • szpachlówkapowder that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste
  • szpachlówkaplastic paste for filling cracks and holes
  • szpachlowaćfill cracks or holes with a spackle
Russian шпатлёвка
  • шпатлёвка (špatljóvka)plastic paste for filling cracks and holes
Swedish spackelfärg, spackel
  • spackelfärgpowder that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste
  • spackelpowder that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste
  • spackelplastic paste for filling cracks and holes
  • spackelfärgplastic paste for filling cracks and holes
  • spacklafill cracks or holes with a spackle

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spackle

tacklecrackleshacklehacklegracklecackleGacklebackalbeshacklechackleenshackle
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Cite this entry
APA

spackle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spackle

MLA

“spackle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spackle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spackle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spackle.

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