bid: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 6 letter points · starts with B · ends with D
Meaning of bid
verb
- transitive
To issue a command; to tell.
Example: He bade me come in.
- transitive
To invite; to summon.
Example: She was bidden to the wedding.
- transitive
To utter a greeting or salutation.
- obsolete
To proclaim (a bede, prayer); to pray.
Listed forms: bids, bidding, bade, bad, bidden.
Source: Wiktionary — bid.
verb
- intransitive
To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.
Example: Have you ever bid in an auction?
- transitive
To offer as a price; to tender.
Example: She bid £2000 for the Persian carpet.
- intransitive
To make an attempt.
Example: He was bidding for the chance to coach his team to victory once again.
- ambitransitive
To announce (one's goal), before starting play.
Listed forms: bids, bidding.
Source: Wiktionary — bid.
noun
An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.
Example: His bid was $35,000.
A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass.
Example: Nice bid!
An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal).
Example: Their efforts represented a sincere bid for success.
A particular route that a driver regularly takes from their domicile.
Example: I can’t stand this new bid I’m on, even if the mileage is better.
Listed forms: bids.
Source: Wiktionary — bid.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for bid.
noun
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
noun
an attempt to get something
noun
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
noun
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bid in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
These are spelling-list matches, not official game validity checks. Check the rules and dictionary used by your game.
Letter-value score of bid
B(3) + I(1) + D(2) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of bid
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from bid
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in bid. Showing up to 24, longest first.