Stretch

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

To extend or lengthen something, or to be made longer or wider without breaking. Can also mean a continuous area or period of time.

“The cat woke up and began to stretch its legs.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/strɛtʃ/

Related Words

Synonyms

extendlengthenexpand reach

Antonyms

shrink

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains T, C, H and vowels E; common verb

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points; the H and C provide good scoring

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “stretch”.

chert chest crest retch stech stert stret tetch teths trest trets cert cest cher chet cres crts echt ersh erst erth esth etch eths

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