spare

ADJECTIVENOUNVERB /spɜr/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

spare is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1P3A1R1E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does spare mean?

ADJECTIVE · 6 SENSES
1

Not taken up by scheduled activities.

“spare time on my hands”

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2

Kept in reserve especially for emergency use.

“a spare tire”

“spare parts”

3

Thin and fit.

“the spare figure of a marathon runner”

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4

Lacking embellishment or ornamentation.

5

More than is needed, desired, or required.

“sleeping in the spare room”

6

Lacking in magnitude or quantity.

“a spare diet”

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NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

A score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls.

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2

An extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle.

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3

An extra component of a machine or other apparatus.

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VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Save or relieve from an experience or action.

“I'll spare you from having to apologize formally”

2

Use frugally or carefully.

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3

Refrain from harming.

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4

Give up what is not strictly needed.

“he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey”

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AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of spare

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