threat: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with T · ends with T
Meaning of threat
noun
An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
An indication of potential or imminent danger.
Example: Verifying and addressing actual threats is not paranoia.
A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.
Listed forms: threats.
Source: Wiktionary — threat.
verb
- transitive
To press; urge; compel.
- intransitive
To use threats; act or speak menacingly; threaten.
- archaic, transitive
To threaten.
Listed forms: threats, threating, threated.
Source: Wiktionary — threat.
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 threat.
noun
something that is a source of danger
noun
a person who inspires fear or dread
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is threat in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of threat
T(1) + H(4) + R(1) + E(1) + A(1) + T(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 threat
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from threat
56 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in threat. Showing up to 24, longest first.