genius: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 7 letter points · starts with G · ends with S
Meaning of genius
noun
- countable
Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art, etc.
Example: She's a genius; she won a Nobel Prize at fifteen!
- uncountable
Extraordinary mental capacity.
- uncountable
Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.
Example: a work of genius
- Roman, also, countable, figuratively
The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.
Example: and the genius of the place: the growing enthusiasm for codified standards in the Army and Navy
Listed forms: geniuses, genii.
Source: Wiktionary — genius.
adj
- informal
Ingenious, brilliant, very clever, or original.
Example: What a genius idea!
Source: Wiktionary — genius.
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 genius.
noun
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
- mastermind
- brain
- brainiac
- Einstein
- wonder
noun
unusual mental ability
noun
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
noun
exceptional creative ability
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is genius in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of genius
G(2) + E(1) + N(1) + I(1) + U(1) + S(1) = 7 points.
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Anagrams of genius
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from genius
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