spin: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with S · ends with N
Meaning of spin
verb
- ergative
To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
Example: I spun myself around a few times.
- ergative
To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction. To enter, or remain in, a spin (abnormal stalled flight mode).
- ergative
To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction. To cause one's aircraft to enter or remain in a spin (abnormal stalled flight mode).
- transitive
To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.
Example: They spin the cotton into thread.
Listed forms: spins, spinning, spun, span, spinned.
Source: Wiktionary — spin.
noun
- countable, uncountable
Circular motion, usually rapid.
Example: The car went into a spin.
- countable, uncountable
A state of confusion or disorientation.
Example: My mind was in a spin.
- countable, uncountable
A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
- countable, uncountable
A novel, creative variation of an existing thing or type; a twist.
Listed forms: spins.
Source: Wiktionary — spin.
noun
- slang
A special interest of an autistic person.
Listed forms: spins.
Source: Wiktionary — spin.
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 spin.
noun
the act of rotating rapidly
noun
rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral
verb
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
verb
cause to spin
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is spin in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of spin
S(1) + P(3) + I(1) + N(1) = 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 spin
3 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from spin
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in spin. Showing up to 24, longest first.