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Is sparse a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sparse is a Scrabble US word. The word sparse is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is sparse a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sparse is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

S1P3A1R1S1E1

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Yes. The word sparse is a Words With Friends word. The word sparse is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (9 found)

ASPERS,PARSES,PASSER,PRASES,REPASS,SPAERS,SPARES,SPARSE,SPEARS,

5-letter words (25 found)

APERS,APRES,APSES,ARSES,ASPER,PARES,PARSE,PASES,PASSE,PEARS,PRASE,PRESA,PRESS,RAPES,RASES,RASPS,RASSE,REAPS,SASER,SEARS,SPAER,SPAES,SPARE,SPARS,SPEAR,

4-letter words (30 found)

APER,APES,APSE,ARES,ARSE,ASPS,EARS,ERAS,PARE,PARS,PASE,PASS,PEAR,PEAS,RAPE,RAPS,RASE,RASP,REAP,REPS,SAPS,SARS,SEAR,SEAS,SEPS,SERA,SERS,SPAE,SPAR,SPAS,

3-letter words (26 found)

APE,ARE,ARS,ASP,ASS,EAR,EAS,ERA,ERS,ESS,PAR,PAS,PEA,PER,PES,PRE,RAP,RAS,REP,RES,SAE,SAP,SAR,SEA,SER,SPA,

2-letter words (9 found)

AE,AR,AS,EA,ER,ES,PA,PE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 100 words from sparse according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sparse

sparse

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sparsus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /spɑːs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /spɑːɹs/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)s

Adjective

sparse (comparative sparser, superlative sparsest)

  1. Having widely spaced intervals.
  2. Not dense; meager; scanty
  3. (mathematics) Having few nonzero elements

Synonyms

  • (having widely spaced intervals): spread out, thin; see also Thesaurus:diffuse
  • (meager): insufficient, paltry; see also Thesaurus:inadequate

Derived terms

Related terms

  • sparge

Translations

See also

  • thin out

Verb

sparse (third-person singular simple present sparses, present participle sparsing, simple past and past participle sparsed)

  1. (obsolete) To disperse, to scatter.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:disperse

Anagrams

  • Arpses, Aspers, Serpas, Spears, Speras, aspers, parses, passer, prases, presas, repass, sarpes, spares, spaser, spears

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspar.se/
  • Rhymes: -arse
  • Hyphenation: spàr‧se

Etymology 1

Verb

sparse

  1. third-person singular past historic of spargere

Etymology 2

Verb

sparse

  1. third-person singular past historic of sparire

Etymology 3

Participle

sparse f pl

  1. feminine plural of sparso

Anagrams

  • pressa, spersa

Latin

Participle

sparse

  1. vocative masculine singular of sparsus

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsparse]

Verb

sparse

  1. third-person singular simple perfect indicative of sparge

Source: wiktionary.org