spats
Definitions
Noun
- A quarrel about petty points
- A cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
- A young oyster or other bivalve
Verb
- Come down like raindrops
- Become permanently attached
- Strike with a sound like that of falling rain
- Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
- Engage in a brief and petty quarrel
- Spawn
- Clap one's hands together
Fragment
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "spats".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | states | 1 | 603 |
| 2 | state's | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | spots | 1 | 32 |
| 4 | cents | 1 | 26 |
| 5 | sorts | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | states' | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | scots | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | saints | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | salts | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | estates | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | slots | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | assaults | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | skirts | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | suites | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | cysts | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | scouts | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | sects | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | slits | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | sweets | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | aesthetes | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | assists | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | scott's | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | scout's | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | skates | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | skits | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | slats | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | slights | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | aesthete's | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | celts | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | estate's | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | saint's | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | saints' | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | saltz | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | sawicz | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | scates | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | scents | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | scoots | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | scotts | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | sect's | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | seltz | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | sentz | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | sifts | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | skeets | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | slates | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | sluts | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | slutz | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | smits | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | smoots | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | snout's | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | snouts | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | soltes | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | spates | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | spatz | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | speights | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | spits | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | spitz | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | spotts | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | spouts | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | spurts | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | staats | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | stats | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | statz | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | steitz | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | stetz | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | stites | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | stitz | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | stoots | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | stotts | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | stotz | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | sturtz | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | stutes | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | stutts | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | stutz | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | surat's | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | sweats | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | swetz | 1 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "spats".
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Words that often precede the term "spats" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "spats" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 10
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 76
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Paige Bueckers Used One Word to Describe Geno Auriemma’s Spat With Dawn Staley
Apr 8, 2026 Sports Illustrated
Apr 8, 2026 Sports Illustrated
How Taiwan Views the China-Japan Spat
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Dec 2, 2025 The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine
Elon Musk and Sam Altman can't stop bickering. The spats could actually be good for their brand.
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Nov 4, 2025 Business Insider
Brazil takes Mexico's diplomatic representation in Peru after spat over ex-PM asylum
Jan 25, 2026 Reuters
Jan 25, 2026 Reuters