sheet: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of sheet
noun
A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
Example: Use the sheets in the hall closet to make the bed.
A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.
Example: A sheet of paper measuring eight and one-half inches wide by eleven inches high is a popular item in commerce.
A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
Example: Place the rolls on the cookie sheet, edges touching, and bake for 10-11 minutes.
A thin, flat piece or layer of solid material.
Example: The glazer cut several panes from a large sheet of glass.
Listed forms: sheets.
Source: Wiktionary — sheet.
verb
- transitive
To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.
Example: Remember to sheet the floor before you start painting.
- transitive
To form into sheets.
- intransitive
To pour heavily.
Example: We couldn't go out because the rain was sheeting down all day long.
To trim a sail using a sheet.
Listed forms: sheets, sheeting, sheeted.
Source: Wiktionary — sheet.
noun
- euphemistic, form-of, slang, uncountable
Euphemistic form of shit.
Base or related entry: shit.
Example: This sheet is disgusting!
Source: Wiktionary — sheet.
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 sheet.
noun
paper used for writing or printing
- piece of paper
- sheet of paper
noun
bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
- bed sheet
noun
(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
noun
newspaper with half-size pages
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sheet in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sheet
S(1) + H(4) + E(1) + E(1) + T(1) = 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 sheet
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from sheet
20 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sheet. Showing up to 24, longest first.