spot: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of spot
noun
A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
Example: The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.
A stain or disfiguring mark.
Example: I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.
A pimple, papule or pustule.
Example: That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin.
A symbol on a playing card, domino, die, etc. indicating its value; a pip.
Listed forms: spots.
Source: Wiktionary — spot.
verb
- transitive
To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
Example: Try to spot the differences between these two pictures.
- US, ditransitive, slang
To loan a small amount of money to someone.
Example: I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch.
- ambitransitive
To stain; to leave a spot (on).
Example: Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface.
- transitive
To cover with spots, to speckle.
Listed forms: spots, spotting, spotted.
Source: Wiktionary — spot.
adj
- not-comparable
Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.
Example: spot wheat
- informal, not-comparable
Exact; precise.
Example: The other bus meets yours at the intersection within one minute; it's a spot connection, and you might not make it.
Source: Wiktionary — spot.
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 spot.
noun
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- topographic point
- place
noun
an outstanding characteristic
noun
a blemish made by dirt
noun
a small contrasting part of something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is spot in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of spot
S(1) + P(3) + O(1) + T(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 spot
5 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from spot
10 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in spot. Showing up to 24, longest first.