Spat

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A brief and petty quarrel or argument over a trivial matter.

“The siblings had a minor spat over who should do the washing-up after dinner.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/spæt/

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Synonyms

bickerbickeringtiffsquabblepettifoggeryfuss gaiterapplaud

Antonyms

boo

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Wordle

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Anagrams of Spat

Words that use exactly the same letters as “spat”.

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Longer words starting with Spat

Words that begin with “spat”.

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