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Wide

/wɑed/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters
Definition of Wide

noun

  1. 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

adjective

  1. Having a large physical extent from side to side.

    "We walked down a wide corridor."

  2. Large in scope.

    "The inquiry had a wide remit."

  3. Operating at the side of the playing area.

    "That team needs a decent wide player."

  4. On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.

    "Too bad! That was a great passing-shot, but it's wide."

  5. Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.

adverb

  1. Extensively

    "He travelled far and wide."

  2. Completely

    "He was wide awake."

  3. Away from a given goal

    "A few shots were fired but they all went wide."

  4. So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
Anagrams of Wide

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+fwifed
+lwieldwiled
+ndwinewidenwined
+odowie
+pwiped
+rweirdwiderwiredwried
+swideswised
+twited
+vwived
Related Word Patterns
WI...Words starting with "wi"...DEWords ending with "de"All 4-letter wordsUnscramble "wide"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
w4
i1
d2
e1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

Word Tools
Find Anagrams of "wide"All 4-Letter WordsWords Starting With "W"
Rhymes With Wide
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Related 4-Letter Words
wabswackwadewadiwadswadywaeswaffwaftwagewagswaifwailwainwair

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 "Wide"

Wide is a 4-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Wide" in Word Games

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