suffer: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with S · ends with R
Meaning of suffer
verb
- intransitive
To undergo hardship.
Example: Many artists suffer before becoming famous.
- intransitive
To feel pain.
Example: At least he didn't suffer when he died in the car crash.
- intransitive
To become worse.
Example: If you keep partying like this, your school-work will suffer.
- transitive
To endure, undergo.
Example: I've been suffering your insults for years.
Listed forms: suffers, suffering, suffered, glossary, sufferest.
Source: Wiktionary — suffer.
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 suffer.
verb
undergo or be subjected to
verb
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
verb
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
verb
be in pain
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is suffer in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of suffer
S(1) + U(1) + F(4) + F(4) + E(1) + R(1) = 12 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 suffer
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from suffer
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