killer: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with K · ends with R
Meaning of killer
noun
- countable, uncountable
One who or that which kills.
Example: There’s a killer on the loose.
- countable, figuratively, uncountable
That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task.
Example: That test was a killer.
- countable, figuratively, uncountable
Something that is so far ahead of its competition that it effectively kills off that competition.
Example: Digital streaming platforms are CD killers.
- countable, uncountable
The killer whale.
Listed forms: killers.
Source: Wiktionary — killer.
adj
- slang
Excellent, very good, cool.
Example: killer feature
Causing death, destruction, or obliteration.
Example: killer bee
Distressing, uncomfortable.
Example: I had a killer headache this morning.
Source: Wiktionary — killer.
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 killer.
noun
someone who causes the death of a person or animal
noun
the causal agent resulting in death
- cause of death
noun
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is killer in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of killer
K(5) + I(1) + L(1) + L(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 10 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 killer
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from killer
27 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in killer. Showing up to 24, longest first.