Definition of spud

You can enter up to 15 letters and use up to 2 wildcards in the search. Use question mark (?) for wildcard searches.
Word Finders
Word Lists

Scrabble & Words with friends points

  • spud is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • spud is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • spud is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of spud

  • an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. irish potato
    2. murphy
    3. potato
    4. tater
    5. white potato
  • produce buds, branches, or germinate (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bourgeon
    2. burgeon forth
    3. germinate
    4. pullulate
    5. shoot
    6. sprout
  • a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. stump spud
  • initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum (verb)

    Examples

    1. The well was spudded in April

See definition of spud in Merriam Webster