Spent

/ˈspɛnt/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Spent

verb

  1. To pay out (money).

    "He spends far more on gambling than he does on living proper."

  2. To bestow; to employ; often with on or upon.
  3. To squander.

    "to spend an estate in gambling"

  4. To exhaust, to wear out.

    "The violence of the waves was spent."

  5. To consume, to use up (time).

    "My sister usually spends her free time in nightclubs."

adjective

  1. Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.

    "a spent cartridge"

  2. Of fish: exhausted as a result of having spawned.
Anagrams of Spent

No exact anagrams found for "spent". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Spent"

Spent is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Spent" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "spent" is a low-scoring word.