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Term: build

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "build": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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build

Definitions

Noun

  1. Constitution of the human body
  2. Alternative names for the body of a human being

Verb

  1. Make by combining materials and parts
  2. Form or accumulate steadily
  3. Build or establish something abstract
  4. Improve the cleansing action of
  5. Order, supervise, or finance the construction of
  6. Give form to, according to a plan
  7. Be engaged in building
  8. Found or ground
  9. Bolster or strengthen
  10. Develop and grow
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "build".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 building 2 160
2 build 1 86
3 buildings 2 76
4 builder 2 29
5 builders 2 27
6 builds 1 7
7 rebuilding 3 6
8 rebuild 2 5
9 build-up 2 4
10 shipbuilding 3 3
11 builder's 2 2
12 builders' 2 2
13 building's 2 2
14 buildup 2 2
15 homebuilders 3 1
16 homebuilding 3 1
17 rebuilds 2 1
18 buildable 3 0
19 buildups 2 0
20 homebuilder 3 0
21 homebuilder's 3 0
22 non-building 3 0
23 nonbuilding 3 0
24 overbuilding 4 0
25 rebuilder 3 0
26 rebuilders 3 0
27 shipbuilder 3 0
28 shipbuilders 3 0
29 shipbuildings 3 0
30 unbuildable 4 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "build".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 bold 1 21
2 boiled 1 10
3 bald 1 5
4 billed 1 3
5 bawled 1 2
6 balled 1 1
7 abled 2 0
8 bailed 1 0
9 bild 1 0
10 bowled 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "build".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 building 2 160
2 built 1 103
3 builder 2 29
4 builders 2 27
5 bid 1 22
6 bud 1 9
7 builds 1 7
8 guild 1 7
9 rebuild 2 5
10 build-up 2 4
11 buildup 2 2
12 beguiled 2 2
13 rebuilds 2 1
14 buil 2 0
15 bild 1 0
16 bildt 1 0
17 burfield 2 0
18 buildups 2 0
19 bui 1 0
20 bil 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "build" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 build a 1 5
2 build class 1 2
3 build an 1 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "build" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 to build 1 16
2 and build 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "build" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 cross 1 2
2 began 2 2
3 free 1 2
4 proposal 3 2
5 design 2 2
6 plan 1 2
7 invitation 4 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "build".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 build-up 2 4

Results:

Term

Definitions: 12

Fragments: 30

Sound Alikes: 10

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 3

Words that Precede: 2

Statistically Associated: 7

Consonant Matches: 1

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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This Word in the News:

They came to build China’s EV future. Investigators found conditions akin to ‘slavery.’
Mar 14, 2026 The Washington Post
The White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening for visitors
Mar 14, 2026 Politico
How Carney’s ‘build fast’ push divides Canada’s Indigenous peoples
Mar 14, 2026 Al Jazeera
‘A slippery slope’: Quest to build affordable housing in national forest raises alarm
Mar 13, 2026 Montana Free Press
Elgton Jenkins views Browns as ‘perfect place to be’ as they build the offensive line
Mar 13, 2026 Cleveland Browns
Stocks Sell Off as Economic Risks of Iran War Build
Mar 12, 2026 WSJ
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Mar 13, 2026 Windows Blog

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