broad: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with B · ends with D
Meaning of broad
adj
Wide in extent or scope.
Example: three feet broad
Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.
Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
Listed forms: broader, broadest.
Source: Wiktionary — broad.
noun
- UK
A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
A kind of floodlight.
- UK, historical
A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.
Listed forms: broads.
Source: Wiktionary — broad.
noun
- US, dated
A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
- US, dated, slang
A woman or girl.
Listed forms: broads.
Source: Wiktionary — broad.
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 broad.
adjective
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
adjective
broad in scope or content
- across-the-board
- all-embracing
- all-encompassing
- all-inclusive
- blanket
- encompassing
- extensive
- panoptic
- wide
adjective
not detailed or specific
adjective
lacking subtlety; obvious
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is broad in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of broad
B(3) + R(1) + O(1) + A(1) + D(2) = 8 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 broad
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from broad
30 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in broad. Showing up to 24, longest first.