broadcast: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 14 letter points · starts with B · ends with T
Meaning of broadcast
adj
Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
Example: The seed was broadcast, not drilled.
Communicated, signalled, or transmitted to many people, through radio waves or electronic means.
- attributive
Relating to transmissions of messages or signals to many people through radio waves or electronic means.
Source: Wiktionary — broadcast.
adv
Widely in all directions; abroad.
- archaic
By having its seeds sown over a wide area.
Source: Wiktionary — broadcast.
noun
A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.
A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.
Example: The DJ was feeling nervous before his first national broadcast.
- archaic
The act of scattering seed; a crop grown from such seed.
Listed forms: broadcasts.
Source: Wiktionary — broadcast.
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 broadcast.
noun
a radio or television show
verb
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
verb
cause to become widely known
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is broadcast in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of broadcast
B(3) + R(1) + O(1) + A(1) + D(2) + C(3) + A(1) + S(1) + T(1) = 14 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 broadcast
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from broadcast
248 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in broadcast. Showing up to 24, longest first.