superior: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with S · ends with R
Meaning of superior
adj
Higher in rank, status, or quality.
Example: Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch.
Higher in rank, status, or quality. Of high standard or quality.
Higher in rank, status, or quality. Greater in size or power.
Higher in rank, status, or quality. Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by.
Listed forms: superiour.
Source: Wiktionary — superior.
noun
A person of higher rank or quality, especially a colleague in a higher position. The senior person in a monastic community.
A person of higher rank or quality, especially a colleague in a higher position. The head of certain religious institutions and colleges.
A superior letter, figure, or symbol.
- historical
One who has made an original grant of heritable property to a tenant or vassal, on condition of a certain annual payment (feu duty) or of the performance of certain services.
Listed forms: superiors, superiour.
Source: Wiktionary — superior.
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 superior.
adjective
written or printed above and to one side of another character
adjective
having a higher rank
- ranking
- higher-ranking
noun
one of greater rank or station or quality
- higher-up
- superordinate
noun
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is superior in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of superior
S(1) + U(1) + P(3) + E(1) + R(1) + I(1) + O(1) + R(1) = 10 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 superior
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from superior
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