Espied
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Past tense of espy, meaning caught sight of something or someone, often from a distance or unexpectedly.
“She espied the deer grazing at the edge of the meadow before it vanished silently into the trees.”
Pronunciation
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es·pied
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Wordle
Starts ESP and ends in IED, the -IED ending being a common past-tense pattern worth factoring into guesses
Scrabble
Worth 9 points with P scoring 3, and the -IED ending allows clean extension or hook plays on many boards
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