widen

VERB /waɪdən/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH W

widen is a valid 5-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4I1D2E1N1
4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING

What does widen mean?

VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Extend in scope or range or area.

“widen the range of applications”

SYNONYMS
BROADENEXTEND
BROADER
INCREASE
NARROWER
TERRITORIALISEBROADENGLOBALISEGLOBALIZETERRITORIALIZESTRETCH
2

Make (clothes) larger.

SYNONYMS
LET OUT
BROADER
ALTERCHANGEVARY
3

Become broader or wider or more extensive.

“The road widened”

ANTONYMS
NARROW
BROADER
INCREASE
NARROWER
DISTENDFLAREFLARE OUTDILATE
RELATED
WIDENING
4

Make wider.

“widen the road”

BROADER
MODIFYCHANGEALTER
NARROWER
WHITE OUT
RELATED
WIDENING
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of widen

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
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