beast: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with B · ends with T
Meaning of beast
noun
Any four-footed land mammal.
- collective, often
All non-human animals seen as a group.
Example: Language is what separates man and beast.
A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
- UK
A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.
Listed forms: beasts, beest.
Source: Wiktionary — beast.
verb
- UK, transitive
To impose arduous exercise upon, either as training or as punishment.
- UK, slang, transitive
To bully or harass.
- Scotland, slang, transitive
To engage in sexual intercourse with, particularly in an illicit context.
Example: That teacher is under investigation for beasting wee 'uns.
Listed forms: beasts, beasting, beasted, beest.
Source: Wiktionary — beast.
adj
- slang
great; excellent; powerful
Listed forms: beest.
Source: Wiktionary — beast.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for beast.
noun
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
noun
a cruelly rapacious person
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is beast in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of beast
B(3) + E(1) + A(1) + S(1) + T(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of beast
5 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from beast
40 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in beast. Showing up to 24, longest first.