monster: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with M · ends with R
Meaning of monster
noun
A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or fictional kind.
A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or fictional kind. A cruel, heartless, or antisocial person, especially a criminal.
Example: Get away from those children, you monster!
- figuratively, humorous
A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or fictional kind. A badly behaved person, especially a child; a brat.
Example: Sit still, you little monster!
- informal
A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or fictional kind. A prodigy; someone very talented in a specific domain.
Example: That dude playing guitar is a monster.
Listed forms: monsters, monstre.
Source: Wiktionary — monster.
adj
- informal, not-comparable
Very large; worthy of a monster.
Example: He has a monster appetite.
- informal, not-comparable
Great; very good; excellent.
Listed forms: monstre.
Source: Wiktionary — monster.
verb
- transitive
To make into a monster; to categorise as a monster; to demonise.
- intransitive
To behave as a monster to; to terrorise.
- Australia
To harass.
- UK
To play (a series of) non-player characters as directed, without having the responsibility of organising the game itself; generally not limited to playing literal monsters or hostile combatants.
Example: Are you monstering that event?
Listed forms: monsters, monstering, monstered, monstre.
Source: Wiktionary — monster.
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 monster.
noun
someone that is abnormally large and powerful
noun
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
- freak
- monstrosity
- lusus naturae
noun
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
noun
(medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus
- teras
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is monster in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of monster
M(3) + O(1) + N(1) + S(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 9 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 monster
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from monster
136 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in monster. Showing up to 24, longest first.