web: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 8 letter points · starts with W · ends with B
Meaning of web
noun
The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
Example: The sunlight glistened in the dew on the web.
The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb. Any of several similar materials, such as that created by tent caterpillars.
- broadly
Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.
- broadly, figuratively
Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web. A scheme.
Example: web of lies
Listed forms: webs.
Source: Wiktionary — web.
verb
- intransitive
To construct or form a web.
- transitive
To cover with a web or network.
- transitive
To ensnare or entangle.
- transitive
To provide with a web.
Listed forms: webs, webbing, webbed.
Source: Wiktionary — web.
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 web.
noun
an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
noun
the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
noun
an interconnected system of things or people
noun
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
- World Wide Web
- WWW
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is web in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of web
W(4) + E(1) + B(3) = 8 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 web
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 web
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in web. Showing up to 24, longest first.