espy

espy is a 4-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 9 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd.
2. transitive verb. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.
3. intransitive verb. To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.
4. noun. A spy; a scout.
5. verb. catch sight of

   Synonyms: descry, spot, spy

Synonyms

descry, spot, spy

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in espy:

pyes, yeps

Common word forms

espied, espier, espies, espying

Words from these letters

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