spongy

spongy is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 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 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones.
2. adjective. Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
3. adjective. Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge.
4. adjective. like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed

   Synonyms: spongelike

5. adjective. easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility

   "spongy bread"

   Synonyms: spongelike, squashy, squishy

Synonyms

spongelike, squashy, squishy

Common word forms

spongier, spongily, spongiest

Words from these letters

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