ranger: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 7 letter points · starts with R · ends with R
Meaning of ranger
noun
One who ranges; a rover.
One who ranges; a rover. A roving robber; one who seeks plunder.
A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.
A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
Listed forms: rangers.
Source: Wiktionary — ranger.
verb
- rare, transitive
To work as a ranger.
Listed forms: rangers, rangering, rangered.
Source: Wiktionary — ranger.
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 ranger.
noun
an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
- fire warden
- forest fire fighter
noun
a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ranger in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ranger
R(1) + A(1) + N(1) + G(2) + E(1) + R(1) = 7 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 ranger
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from ranger
35 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in ranger. Showing up to 24, longest first.