tiger: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 6 letter points · starts with T · ends with R
Meaning of tiger
noun
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia. A male tiger; as opposed to a tigress.
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc. A sabre-toothed tiger (any felid in the subfamily †Machairodontinae).
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc. A Tasmanian tiger, †Thylacinus cynocephalus
Listed forms: tigers, tigre, tyger, tygre.
Source: Wiktionary — tiger.
noun
A final shouted phrase, accompanied by a jump or outstretched arms, at the end of a cheer.
Listed forms: tigers, tigre, tyger, tygre.
Source: Wiktionary — tiger.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
- Panthera tigris
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is tiger 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 tiger
T(1) + I(1) + G(2) + E(1) + R(1) = 6 points.
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Anagrams of tiger
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from tiger
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