male: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with M · ends with E
Meaning of male
adj
- not-comparable, usually
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Example: male writers
- not-comparable, usually
Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.)
Example: stereotypically male interests
- not-comparable, usually
Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
Example: the male chromosome
- form-of, masculine, not-comparable, usually
Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.
Base or related entry: the masculine grammatical gender.
Listed forms: maler, malest.
Source: Wiktionary — male.
noun
One of the male (masculine) sex or gender. A human member of the masculine sex or gender.
One of the male (masculine) sex or gender. An animal of the sex that has testes.
One of the male (masculine) sex or gender. A plant of the masculine sex.
A bacterium which has the F factor.
Listed forms: males.
Source: Wiktionary — male.
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 male.
adjective
characteristic of a man
noun
a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
- male 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 male in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of male
M(3) + A(1) + L(1) + E(1) = 6 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 male
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from male
15 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in male. Showing up to 24, longest first.