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Updated June 2026
An eight-legged arthropod that spins webs to catch prey.
“A spider crawled across the ceiling.”
/ˈspaɪdə(r)/
spi·der
Contains common letters S, P, I, D, E, R.
Worth 9 points; good length for bonus squares.
Shorter words formed from the letters in “spider”.
7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “spider”.
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