expand: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 16 letter points · starts with E · ends with D
Meaning of expand
verb
- transitive
To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
Example: You can expand this compact umbrella to cover a large table.
- transitive
To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
Example: A flower expands its leaves.
- transitive
To express (something) at length and/or in detail.
- transitive
To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent, sum of terms.
Example: Use the binomial theorem to expand #123;(x#43;1)#125;⁴.
Listed forms: expands, expanding, expanded, glossary, expandest.
Source: Wiktionary — expand.
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 expand.
verb
extend in one or more directions
- spread out
verb
grow vigorously
verb
exaggerate or make bigger
verb
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is expand in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of expand
E(1) + X(8) + P(3) + A(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 16 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 expand
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from expand
34 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in expand. Showing up to 24, longest first.