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CLOSEST

7 letters

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Classic 5 pts
Big 5 pts
Super Big 5 pts

CLOSEST is a valid 7-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 5 in Classic, 5 in Big, and 5 in Super Big Boggle.

CLOSEST root CLOSE-st

Word family

CLOSE 2 CLOSES-s 3 CLOSING 5 CLOSED-d 3 CLOSER-r 3
verb
  1. ambitransitivephysicalTo move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
    • Close the door behind you when you leave.
    • Many flowers close at night.
    • Jim closed his eyes and reclined back in his chair.
    • The runner in second place is closing the gap on the leader.
    • to close the ranks of an army
  2. physicaltransitiveTo obstruct or block.
    • They closed the road for the festival.
    • Ice has closed the channel to shipping.
  3. intransitivephysicalTo become denser or more crowded with objects.
    • As we penetrated further, the forest closed around us.
  4. figurativelyintransitivephysicaltransitiveTo make or become unreceptive.
    • He has closed his mind to new ideas.
  5. intransitivephysicaltransitiveTo move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
  6. intransitivephysicaltransitiveTo move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
  7. physicalTo grapple; to engage in close combat.
  8. especiallyintransitivephysicaltransitiveTo angle (a club, bat or other hitting implement) downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.
  9. transitiveTo end or conclude.
    • The committee chairman made a few concluding remarks and then closed the session.
    • to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction
  10. intransitiveTo finish; to come to an end.
    • The debate closed at six o'clock.
  11. ergativeTo conclude (a sale).
  12. transitiveTo perform as the final act at (a show etc.).
    • Nirvana closed the festival.
  13. transitiveTo make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
    • He has closed the last two games for his team.
  14. transitiveTo cancel or reverse (a trading position).
  15. transitiveTo put out of use or operation.
    • We are closing the phone lines at 9 pm.
    • Your account has been closed because of non-payment.
    • They closed the airport because of a bomb scare.
  16. intransitiveTo cease operation or cease to be available.
    • Phone lines will close in ten minutes.
    • Our options are closing fast.
  17. intransitiveTo cease trading for the day, or permanently.
    • The supermarket closes at eight o'clock.
    • Lots of shops in the town centre have closed because of the recession.
    • The FTSE 100 closed up 1.2%.
  18. intransitiveTo do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.
    • Whoever closed last night forgot to turn off the closet light.
  19. ergativeTo terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
    • Close the file when you have finished reading data.
    • This app has a bug: when you try to sort a large spreadsheet, it closes.
  20. CyprusPhilippinesQuebecTo turn off; to switch off.
    • Please close the lights, the (electric) fan, the TV.
  21. figurativelyTo come or gather around; to enclose.
  22. To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
noun
  1. An end or conclusion.
    • We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.
  2. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
  3. The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.
  4. A grapple in wrestling.
  5. The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
  6. A double bar marking the end.
  7. The time when check-in staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
  8. UKA street that ends in a dead end.
  9. historicalPrivate fenced land, such as a paddock, orchard or yard, that, along with the common pasture land and woodland, constituted the inarable component of the open-field system of the medieval manor in England.
  10. YorkshirearchaicAn enclosed field, especially a field enclosed around a (usually religious) building (e.g. a cathedral close).
  11. ScotlandA very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
  12. ScotlandThe common staircase in a tenement.
  13. The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.
adjective
  1. At little distance; near in space or time.
    • Is your house close?
    • Christmas is getting close.
  2. Almost, but not quite (getting to an answer, goal, or other state); near.
    • No, but you were close.
    • We were so close to winning!
    • She wasn't quite in tears but she was close.
  3. Almost resulting in disaster.
    • Phew! That was close!
  4. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; almost exactly matching.
    • Their ages are quite close.
    • His face is a close fit with the artist's impression.
    • It was a close contest.
  5. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact or nearly so.
    • a close translation; a close copy
  6. Intimate or immediate in personal relationship.
    • He is a close friend.
    • My brother and I were close when we were younger, but not so much now.
    • For Christmas we just had a few close relatives round.
    • a close colleague; a close ally
  7. Involving a tight connection; involving frequent communication, shared or cooperative activity, etc.
    • We have a close affiliation with the college.
    • I keep in close contact with my former colleagues.
  8. Nearing orgasm.
  9. Physically narrow or confined.
    • a close alley; close quarters; close confines
  10. Tight, with little space separating components or elements.
    • For this job it's best to use wood with a close grain.
    • These trousers are a close fit.
  11. Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
    • He was captured and kept a close prisoner.
  12. Tightly restricted in availability.
    • The pregnancy was a close secret.
    • His lawyers have so far kept this information close.
  13. Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
  14. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
  15. IrelandUKHot, humid, with no wind.
  16. archaicDense; solid; compact.
  17. Attentive; undeviating; strict.
    • The patient was kept under close observation.
    • Keep a close eye on him.
  18. Carefully done, detailed.
    • This issue merits close examination.
    • Unfortunately, on close reading of the Ts and Cs, it appears that your insurance does not cover this.
  19. Accurate; precise.
  20. Short.
    • to cut grass or hair close
  21. archaicClosed, shut.
  22. Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
  23. With its wings at its side, closed, held near to its body (typically also statant); (of wings) in this posture.
  24. datedDifficult to obtain.
    • Money is close.
  25. datedParsimonious; stingy.
  26. obsoleteOut of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
  27. archaicConcise; to the point.
    • close reasoning
  28. Marked, evident.
adverb
  1. So as to leave or create little distance or space between objects.
    • The car behind was following too close and could not brake in time.
    • Please stay close together.
  2. Carefully, in detail.
    • Look close at the pictures.
  3. In combination (sometimes potentially ambiguous between adverb and adjective).
    • close-packed, close-knit, close-fitting