Spade

/speɪd/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters

Definition of Spade

noun

A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.
"I've got only one spade in my hand."
A black person.
A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.

verb

To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.

Anagrams of Spade

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

27 words can be made from the letters in "spade":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

aped apes apse daps pads pase peas peds sade spae sped

3-LETTER WORDS

ads ape asp dap eds pad pas pea ped pes sad sae sap sea spa

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "spade" and rearranging:

+cscaped spaced

+hhasped pashed phased shaped

+llapsed padles pedals pleads

+rdrapes padres parsed rasped spader

+spassed spades

Related Word Patterns

SP...Words starting with "sp"...DEWords ending with "de"All 5-letter words Unscramble "spade"

Rhyming Words

abide abode abrade acaricide accede accolade acetaldehyde acetamide acetanilide acetazolamide acnode acrylamide actinide aggrade aide+5 more

Related Words

sabal sabed saber sabes sabin sabir sable sabot sabra sabre sacks sacra sades sadhe sadhu