width
The state of being wide.
Noun 4 meanings
The state of being wide.
The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.
The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
Etymology
PIE word *dwóh₁ From wide + -th (abstract nominal suffix), possibly by analogy with Old Norse vídd (“width”), though this is unlikely, as the word is not attested before the end of the 16th century and was historically unknown in Scots and the traditional dialect of Northern England, where one would expect Old Norse influence to be the strongest (these varieties traditionally employed wideness instead).
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WIDTH at a glance
WIDTH has 5 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (W 4 + I 1 + D 2 + T 1 + H 4) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,868 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with width
All rhymes- BANDWIDTH19
- BREADTH13
- HUNDREDTH17
- THOUSANDTH17
- HAIRSBREADTH21
- HAIRBREADTH20
- FINGERBREADTH23
- FOOTBREADTH20
- HANDBREADTH21
- HANDSBREADTH22
- MYRIADTH17
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