spread: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with S · ends with D
Meaning of spread
verb
- transitive
To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.
Example: He spread his newspaper on the table.
- transitive
To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. simple past and past participle of spread
Example: I spread my arms wide and welcomed him home.
- transitive
To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area.
Example: I spread the rice grains evenly over the floor.
- intransitive
To proliferate; to become more widely present, to be disseminated.
Listed forms: spreads, spreading.
Source: Wiktionary — spread.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of spreading.
- countable, uncountable
Something that has been spread.
- countable, uncountable
A layout, pattern or design of cards arranged for a reading.
- countable, uncountable
An expanse of land.
Listed forms: spreads.
Source: Wiktionary — spread.
verb
- intransitive, transitive
To speedread; to recite one's arguments at an extremely fast pace.
Listed forms: spreads, spreading.
Source: Wiktionary — spread.
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 spread.
adjective
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
adjective
fully extended in width
noun
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
noun
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is spread in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of spread
S(1) + P(3) + R(1) + E(1) + A(1) + D(2) = 9 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 spread
6 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from spread
84 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in spread. Showing up to 24, longest first.