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Wides

Q: What does wides mean?

wides is related to wide , which means “having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.

w ₄i ₁d ₂e ₁s ₁

About 1 syllable

adjective · adverb · 5 letters · Uncommon · form of wide

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does wides mean?

adjective

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
“wide roads”
Synonymsbroad
broad in scope or content
“across-the-board pay increases”
Synonymsblanket broad encompassing extensive panoptic
(used of eyes) fully open or extended
“stared with wide eyes”
very large in expanse or scope
“a broad lawn”
Synonymsbroad spacious
great in degree
“won by a wide margin”
having ample fabric
“the current taste for wide trousers”
Synonymsfull

adverb

with or by a broad space
“stand with legs wide apart”
to the fullest extent possible
“open your eyes wide”
far from the intended target
“the arrow went wide of the mark”
Synonymsastray
to or over a great extent or range; far
“wandered wide through many lands”
Synonymswidely

Definitions shown for wide, the base form of wides.

Is WIDES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is WIDES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts

w ₄i ₁d ₂e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

9 pts

w ₄i ₁d ₂e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

9 pts

w ₄i ₁d ₂e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

10 pts

w ₅i ₁d ₂e ₁s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in WIDES

Anagrams 2

weids wised

Best shorter words top 29 of 29

dews 8 weds 8 weid 8 wide 8 dew 7 wed 7 wise 7 sew 6 wis 6 desi 5 dies 5 ides 5 side 5 we 5 dei 4 die 4 dis 4 eds 4 ide 4 ids 4 sed 4 de 3 di 3 ed 3 id 3 sei 3 es 2 is 2 si 2

See all 29 words made from WIDES

Hooks for WIDES

Add one letter to the front or back of WIDES to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

widest

Words that end like WIDES

Common words that share the ending -IDES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

hides sides rides slides bides tides brides chides glides prides strides besides decides divides provides resides overrides abides asides oxides derides insides bedsides collides

All words ending in -IDES

Wides: quick answers

Is WIDES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. WIDES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.

How many points is WIDES worth?

WIDES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does wides mean?

wides is related to wide, which means “having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in WIDES?

You can make 29 shorter words from WIDES, such as DEWS, WEDS, WEID, WIDE. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of WIDES?

WIDES rearranges into WEIDS, WISED.