stretch: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 12 letter points · starts with S · ends with H
Meaning of stretch
verb
- transitive
To lengthen by pulling.
Example: I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.
- intransitive
To lengthen when pulled.
Example: The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.
- transitive
To pull tight.
Example: First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum.
- intransitive, transitive
To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.
Example: I always stretch my muscles before exercising.
Listed forms: stretches, stretching, stretched, straught, straight.
Source: Wiktionary — stretch.
noun
- countable, uncountable
An act of stretching.
Example: I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.
- countable, uncountable
The ability to lengthen when pulled.
Example: That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.
- countable, idiomatic, uncountable
A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
Example: It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.
- countable, uncountable
A segment of a journey or route.
Example: It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever.
Listed forms: stretches, strech, stremtch.
Source: Wiktionary — stretch.
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 stretch.
noun
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
noun
exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
noun
an unbroken period of time during which you do something
noun
the capacity for being stretched
- stretchiness
- stretchability
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is stretch in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of stretch
S(1) + T(1) + R(1) + E(1) + T(1) + C(3) + H(4) = 12 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 stretch
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from stretch
51 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in stretch. Showing up to 24, longest first.