What does SUSPEND mean?

Pronunciation
/səˈspɛnd/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. hang freely“The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them”
  2. cause to be held in suspension in a fluid“suspend the particles”
  3. bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
  4. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it“Suspend the aid to the war-torn country”
  5. make inoperative or stop“suspend payments on the loan”
  6. render temporarily ineffective“the prison sentence was suspended”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

suspends11suspending14

Anagrams of SUSPEND

sendups10upsends10

Words inside SUSPEND

78 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

spends9sends6spend8 ends5ness4pens6send5 spun6sued5suns4used5 uses4den4 due4 end4 pen5 sen3 sue3 sun3 ups5use3 de3ed3en2 es2ne2pe4 un2up4 us2

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Questions

Is SUSPEND a valid word in word games?

SUSPEND is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is SUSPEND worth?

SUSPEND is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from SUSPEND?

78 other words, including UP, US, USE and USED.