seep: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with S · ends with P
Meaning of seep
verb
- intransitive
To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.
Example: Water has seeped through the roof.
- figuratively, intransitive
To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.
Example: Woe seeped through her heart thinking of what had befallen their ethnic group.
- figuratively, intransitive
To diminish or wane away slowly.
Example: The resistance movement against the invaders had slowly seeped away.
- transitive
(of a crack etc.) To allow a liquid to pass through, to leak.
Example: The crack is seeping water.
Listed forms: seeps, seeping, seeped.
Source: Wiktionary — seep.
noun
A small spring, pool, or other spot where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface; a place of seeping.
Moisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage.
The seeping away of a liquid, etc.
A seafloor vent.
Listed forms: seeps.
Source: Wiktionary — seep.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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verb
pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is seep in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of seep
S(1) + E(1) + E(1) + P(3) = 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 seep
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from seep
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in seep. Showing up to 24, longest first.