spy
Spy can refer to a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people or (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors. As a verb, spy can mean to watch, observe, or inquire secretly, catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes, or secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage.
Length
3
Scrabble
8
WWF
8
Starts
SP
Ends
SPY
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “SPY” Mean?
/spaɪ/
spy has 6 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 senses(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
“my spies tell me that you had a good time last night”
Verb
4 sensescatch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
“he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge”
Synonyms
secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
“spy for the Russians”
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Vowels
0
Consonants
3
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Definition
(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
Length
3 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
Y
Vowels
0
Consonants
3
Letters
S, P, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆SPY has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SPY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SPY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆SPY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABC
CV Pattern
CCC
Vowel Share
0%
Consonant Share
100%
Bigrams
SP, PY
Trigrams
SPY
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