sparse

sparse is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population. Face value is 8 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.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population.
2. superlative. Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like.
3. transitive verb. To scatter; to disperse.
4. adjective. not dense

   "a thin beard"

   "trees were sparse"

   Synonyms: thin

Synonyms

thin

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sparse:

aspers, parses, passer, prases, repass, spares, spears

Common word forms

sparser, sparsely, sparsest, sparseness

Words from these letters

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