What does WIDE mean?
- Pronunciation
- /waɪd/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Words With Friends score
- 8
- How common
- Common
Meaning
adjective
- having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other“wide roads”
- broad in scope or content“across-the-board pay increases”
- (used of eyes) fully open or extended“stared with wide eyes”
- very large in expanse or scope“a broad lawn”
- great in degree“won by a wide margin”
- having ample fabric“the current taste for wide trousers”
- not on target“the kick was wide”
adverb
- with or by a broad space“stand with legs wide apart”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
wider9widest10
Anagrams of WIDE
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside WIDE
7 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is WIDE a valid word in word games?
WIDE 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 WIDE worth?
WIDE is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 8 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from WIDE?
7 other words, including WE, DE, DIE and ED.