side: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 5 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of side
noun
- countable, uncountable
A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
Example: A square has four sides.
- countable, uncountable
A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
Example: A cube has six sides.
- countable, uncountable
One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
Example: Which side of the tray shall I put it on? The patient was bleeding on the right side.
- countable, uncountable
A region in a specified position with respect to something.
Example: Meet me on the north side of the monument.
Listed forms: sides.
Source: Wiktionary — side.
adj
Being on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral.
Indirect; oblique; incidental.
Source: Wiktionary — side.
verb
- intransitive
To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
Example: Which will you side with, good or evil?
To lean on one side.
- transitive
To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
- transitive
To furnish with a siding.
Example: to side a house
Listed forms: sides, siding, sided.
Source: Wiktionary — side.
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 side.
noun
a surface forming part of the outside of an object
noun
a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
- side of meat
noun
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
noun
an elevated geological formation
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is side in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of side
S(1) + I(1) + D(2) + E(1) = 5 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 side
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from side
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in side. Showing up to 24, longest first.