sports

/spɔːɹts/
nounverb

Synonym of sport (“the class of physical activies; athletics”).

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 1 meaning

  1. Synonym of sport (“the class of physical activies; athletics”).

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To participate in sports; typically used by a person with little interest in the subject to derisively elide details of the activity in question.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From sport + -s.

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SPORTS at a glance

SPORTS has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (S 1 + P 3 + O 1 + R 1 + T 1 + S 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,197 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with sports

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One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • SHORTS9
  • SPORES8
  • SPORTY11
  • SPURTS8
  • SPOUTS8
  • SNORTS6
  • SPORKS12
  • SKORTS10
  • SPIRTS8
  • SPARTS8
  • SPOOTS8

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