king: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 9 letter points · starts with K · ends with G
Meaning of king
noun
- countable
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
Example: Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.
- countable
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation. The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.
- countable, figuratively
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation. A powerful or majorly influential person; someone who holds the preeminent position.
Example: Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".
- countable, figuratively, uncountable
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation. Something that has a preeminent position.
Example: In times of financial panic, cash is king.
Listed forms: kings, kinge, kyng, kynge.
Source: Wiktionary — king.
verb
To crown king, to make (a person) king.
To rule over as king.
To perform the duties of a king.
To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
Listed forms: kings, kinging, kinged, kinge, kyng, kynge.
Source: Wiktionary — king.
noun
- alt-of, alternative
Alternative form of qing (“Chinese musical instrument”).
Base or related entry: qing.
Listed forms: kings.
Source: Wiktionary — king.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
- male monarch
- Rex
noun
a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is king in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of king
K(5) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of king
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from king
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in king. Showing up to 24, longest first.