stranger: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 9 letter points · starts with S · ends with R
Meaning of stranger
adj
- comparative, form-of
comparative form of strange: more strange
Base or related entry: strange.
Example: Truth is stranger than fiction.
Source: Wiktionary — stranger.
noun
A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
Example: That gentleman is a stranger to me.
An outsider or foreigner.
One not admitted to communion or fellowship.
A newcomer.
Listed forms: strangers.
Source: Wiktionary — stranger.
verb
- obsolete, transitive
To estrange; to alienate.
Listed forms: strangers, strangering, strangered.
Source: Wiktionary — stranger.
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 stranger.
noun
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is stranger in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of stranger
S(1) + T(1) + R(1) + A(1) + N(1) + G(2) + 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 stranger
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from stranger
209 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in stranger. Showing up to 24, longest first.