spare
Spare can refer to an extra component of a machine or other apparatus, an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle, or a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls. As a verb, spare can mean to give up what is not strictly needed, save or relieve from an experience or action, or use frugally or carefully.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
8
Starts
SP
Ends
ARE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SPARE” Mean?
spare has 13 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
6 sensesmore than is needed, desired, or required
“trying to lose excess weight”
“found some extra change lying on the dresser”
“yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant”
“skills made redundant by technological advance”
not taken up by scheduled activities
“a free hour between classes”
“spare time on my hands”
Synonyms
kept in reserve especially for emergency use
“a spare tire”
“spare parts”
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
“a plain hair style”
“unembellished white walls”
“functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete”
Noun
3 sensesan extra component of a machine or other apparatus
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
Verb
4 sensessave or relieve from an experience or action
“I'll spare you from having to apologize formally”
give up what is not strictly needed
“he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey”
use frugally or carefully
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
thin and fit
Length
5 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
S, P, A, R, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆SPARE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆SPARE is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SPARE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆SPARE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
SP, PA, AR, RE
Trigrams
SPA, PAR, ARE
Crossword Intelligence
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