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Is spread a Scrabble word?

Yes, spread is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of spread?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.Examples: "He spread his newspaper on the table."transitive

2. (transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. simple past and past participle of spreadExamples: "I spread my arms wide and welcomed him home."transitive

3. (transitive) To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area.Examples: "I spread the rice grains evenly over the floor."Synonyms: sowtransitive

4. (intransitive) To proliferate; to become more widely present, to be disseminated.Examples: "Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.[…]One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war. But peace is a lot more peaceful."; "As the Erzurum affair indicated, the janissaries in the provinces and in the capital city were in close touch, and thus the movements were quick to spread to Istanbul."; "I placed my hands on his cheeks, and this time, I kissed him. “Don't worry, I'm not going to let anything spoil our day. It's just you and me.” A sad smile spread across his face, and I could tell he wanted to believe me, but didn't."intransitive

5. (transitive) To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present.Examples: "The missionaries quickly spread their new message across the country."Synonyms: sweeptransitive

6. (intransitive) To take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended.Examples: "I dropped my glass; the water spread quickly over the tiled floor."Synonyms: sweepintransitive

noun (English)

1. (cartomancy) A layout, pattern or design of cards arranged for a reading.countableuncountable

2. (bread, etc.) Any form of food designed to be spread, such as butters or jams.Examples: "Ferd liked to experiment with sandwich spreads ― the one he liked most was cream-cheese, olives, anchovy and avocado, mashed up with a little mayonnaise ― but Oscar always had the same pink luncheon-meat."countableuncountableusually

3. (military) A set of multiple torpedoes launched on side-by-side, slowly-diverging paths toward one or more enemy ships.Examples: "Johnston, meanwhile, has managed to get within five miles of its target, and fires a full spread of ten torpedoes. Minutes later, at least two, possibly three, tear the bow off the hapless cruiser Kumano. First blood, unbelievably, therefore, goes to the Americans."countableuncountable

4. (prison slang, uncountable) Food improvised by inmates from various ingredients to relieve the tedium of prison food.Synonyms: swoleslanguncountable

5. (statistics) A measure of how far the data tend to deviate from the average.Examples: "The spread is usually measured using standard deviation and variance."countableuncountable

6. (business, economics) The difference between the wholesale and retail prices.countableuncountable

verb (English)

1. (intransitive, transitive, debating slang) To speedread; to recite one's arguments at an extremely fast pace.Examples: "You're assuming that if someone spreads they aren't a good orator. That's flawed logic."; "In my first year on the circuit, I learned to spread and did decently well. I won most of my rounds, not that I could tell you how I did it."intransitivetransitive

noun (English)

1. (debating slang) An act or instance of spreading (speedreading).Examples: "If debate is a game, then the execution of a "spread" is like a well-timed blitz in football. Convincing a judge that your opponents' arguments would cause human extinction is equivalent to a successful Hail Mary pass."; "It's one L ur chillin just keep practicing read the ballets figure what you did wrong and practice with improvements in mind, get better at spreads and k theory debates."

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "spread"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "spread"?

Scrabble
9 points
S1
P3
R1
E1
A1
D2
Words With Friends
10 points
S1
P4
R1
E1
A1
D2

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