August 19, 2026

Scintilla

noun

Definition

A tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling; a spark. In legal usage it means the smallest possible amount of evidence.

Example Sentence

“There was not a scintilla of evidence to support the wild allegations.”

Etymology

From Latin scintilla (spark).

Scrabble Score

S1C3I1N1T1I1L1L1A1

SCINTILLA scores 11 points in Scrabble.

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