inner: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 5 letter points · starts with I · ends with R
Meaning of inner
adj
Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.
Example: inner door; inner room; inner sanctum; inner surface
Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.
Example: the inner suburbs
Inside or closer to the inside of the body.
Example: inner ear
Of mind or spirit, relating to the mind or spirit, to spiritual or mental processes, mental, spiritual, relating to somebody's private feelings or happening in somebody's mind, existing as an often repressed part of one's psychological makeup.
Example: inner confidence; inner strength; inner life; inner child; inner artist; inner peace; inner light
Listed forms: innermore, inmore, innermost, inmost.
Source: Wiktionary — inner.
noun
An inner part.
- South-Africa
A duvet, excluding the cover.
A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.
A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.
Listed forms: inners.
Source: Wiktionary — inner.
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 inner.
adjective
located inward
adjective
innermost or essential
adjective
confined to an exclusive group
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is inner in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of inner
I(1) + N(1) + N(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 5 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 inner
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from inner
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in inner. Showing up to 24, longest first.