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Is expand a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word expand is a Scrabble US word. The word expand is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

E1X8P3A1N1D2

Is expand a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word expand is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

E1X8P3A1N1D2

Is expand a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word expand is a Words With Friends word. The word expand is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1X8P4A1N2D2

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6-letter words (1 found)

EXPAND,

5-letter words (2 found)

NAPED,PANED,

4-letter words (10 found)

APED,APEX,AXED,DEAN,NAPE,NEAP,PAND,PANE,PEAN,PEND,

3-letter words (23 found)

AND,ANE,APE,AXE,DAE,DAN,DAP,DEN,DEP,DEX,EAN,END,NAE,NAP,NED,NEP,PAD,PAN,PAX,PEA,PED,PEN,XED,

2-letter words (14 found)

AD,AE,AN,AX,DA,DE,EA,ED,EN,EX,NA,NE,PA,PE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 51 words from expand according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of expand

expand

Etymology

Recorded in Middle English since 1422 (as expanden, expaunden), from Anglo-Norman espaundre, from Latin expandere present active infinitive of expandō (“to spread out”), itself from ex- (“out, outwards”) + pandō (“to spread”). Doublet of spawn.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ænd
  • IPA(key): /ɛkˈspænd/

Verb

expand (third-person singular simple present expands, present participle expanding, simple past and past participle expanded)

  1. (transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
  2. (transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
  3. (transitive) To express (something) at length and/or in detail.
  4. (transitive, algebra) To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
  5. (intransitive, algebra, of an expression) To become, by rewriting, a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
  6. (transitive, arithmetic) To multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same natural number yielding a fraction of equal value
  7. (intransitive) To change or grow from smaller to larger in form, number, or size.
  8. (intransitive) To increase in extent, number, volume or scope.
  9. (intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail.
  10. (intransitive) To feel generous or optimistic.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one): open out, spread, spread out, unfold
  • (to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of): enlarge
  • (to express at length or in detail): elaborate (on), expand on

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one”): contract
  • (antonym(s) of “to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of”): contract
  • (antonym(s) of “algebra: to rewrite as an equivalent sum of terms”): factor

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Source: wiktionary.org