spray: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with S · ends with Y
Meaning of spray
noun
- countable, uncountable
A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
Example: The sailor could feel the spray from the waves.
- countable, figuratively, uncountable
Something resembling a spray of liquid.
- countable
A pressurized container; an atomizer.
- countable
Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.
Listed forms: sprays.
Source: Wiktionary — spray.
verb
- transitive
To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.
Example: The firemen sprayed the house.
- ergative
To project in a dispersive manner.
Example: Spray some ointment on that scratch.
- figuratively, transitive
To project many small items dispersively.
- intransitive
To urinate in order to mark territory.
Listed forms: sprays, spraying, sprayed.
Source: Wiktionary — spray.
noun
- countable
A small branch of flowers or berries.
Example: The bridesmaid carried a spray of lily-of-the-valley.
- countable
A collective body of small branches.
Example: The tree has a beautiful spray.
- uncountable
Branches and twigs collectively; foliage.
- countable
An ornament or design that resembles a branch.
Listed forms: sprays.
Source: Wiktionary — spray.
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 spray.
noun
a quantity of small objects flying through the air
noun
a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is spray in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of spray
S(1) + P(3) + R(1) + A(1) + Y(4) = 10 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 spray
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from spray
32 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in spray. Showing up to 24, longest first.