SPIED
What does "SPIED" mean?
Past tense of 'spy': caught sight of, or secretly watched.
Meanings
- Suddenly noticed or caught sight of something. From the hill she spied a thread of smoke over the trees.
- Secretly observed or gathered intelligence on someone. He spied on his rivals through a hole in the fence.
Word origin
Past tense of 'spy', from Old French 'espier' (to watch), of Germanic origin and related to Old High German 'spehon' (to spy out).
Remember it
SPIED = SPY with the 'y' grown into 'ied' - the eye ('i') is doing exactly what a spy does.
A little poem
Through curtain-gap she watched the street,
spied one umbrella miss its beat-
and knew which neighbour she would greet.
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Wordplay
- The detective spied a clue in the garden: he simply couldn't bear to weed it out.
What it teaches
To spy something is to notice early; the watchful catch the smoke before the fire.
Quick facts
What does SPIED mean?
Past tense of 'spy': caught sight of, or secretly watched.
Is SPIED a valid word?
Yes — SPIED is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SPIED?
SPIED has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SPIED come from?
Past tense of 'spy', from Old French 'espier' (to watch), of Germanic origin and related to Old High German 'spehon' (to spy out).
What can SPIED teach us?
To spy something is to notice early; the watchful catch the smoke before the fire.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.