stun: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with S · ends with N
Meaning of stun
verb
- transitive
To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.
Example: Bill tried to stun the snake by striking it on the head.
- transitive
To shock or surprise.
Example: The celebrity was stunned to find herself confronted with unfounded allegations on the front page of a newspaper.
To hit the cue ball so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with the object ball
- intransitive
To enter a stunned state.
Example: The monsters stun when you jump on them.
Listed forms: stuns, stunning, stunned, stin.
Source: Wiktionary — stun.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The condition of being stunned.
- countable, uncountable
That which stuns; a shock; a stupefying blow.
- Newfoundland, countable, uncountable
A person who lacks intelligence.
- countable, uncountable
The effect on the cue ball where the ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin.
Example: Williams will need a lot of stun to avoid going in the middle pocket
Listed forms: stuns, stin.
Source: Wiktionary — stun.
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 stun.
verb
make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
verb
hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
verb
overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
- bedaze
- daze
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is stun in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of stun
S(1) + T(1) + U(1) + N(1) = 4 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 stun
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from stun
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in stun. Showing up to 24, longest first.