How to spell and pronounce oakum

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oakum - noun; Level 5; origin: Old English; pronunciation: ˈōkəm. loose fiber, usually hemp or jute soaked with tar, used for caulking ship seams or packing joints.

oakum is in Level 5, Set 22 of the Spelling Bee Hive practice sets.

Where oakum appears: 1 competition and 1 study list on record.

Scripps National Spelling Bee: asked 1 time in 2008 - Round 4 (2008).

Consolidated Word List: listed 1 time.

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