span
VERBNOUN
/spæn/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
span is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1P3A1N1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING
What does span mean?
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
To cover or extend over an area or time period.
“The parking lot spans 3 acres”
“The novel spans three centuries”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NOUN · 6 SENSES
1
Two items of the same kind.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
The act of sitting or standing astride.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
4
A unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches).
BROADER
5
The complete duration of something.
“the job was finished in the span of an hour”
BROADER
NARROWER
6
The distance or interval between two points.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD