wide: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with W · ends with E
Meaning of wide
adj
Having a large physical extent from side to side.
Example: We walked down a wide corridor.
Large in scope.
Example: The inquiry had a wide remit.
- derogatory, humorous, slang
Overweight, obese.
Operating at the side of the playing area.
Example: That team needs a decent wide player.
Listed forms: wider, widest.
Source: Wiktionary — wide.
adv
Extensively.
Example: He travelled far and wide.
Completely.
Example: He was wide awake.
Away from or to one side of a given goal.
Example: The arrow fell wide of the mark.
So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
Listed forms: wider, widest.
Source: Wiktionary — wide.
noun
A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score
Listed forms: wides.
Source: Wiktionary — wide.
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 wide.
adjective
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
adjective
broad in scope or content
- across-the-board
- all-embracing
- all-encompassing
- all-inclusive
- blanket
- broad
- encompassing
- extensive
- panoptic
adjective
(used of eyes) fully open or extended
- wide-eyed
adjective
very large in expanse or scope
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is wide in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of wide
W(4) + I(1) + D(2) + E(1) = 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 wide
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 wide
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in wide. Showing up to 24, longest first.