victim: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 13 letter points · starts with V · ends with M
Meaning of victim
noun
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular
Example: The victim of the robbery gave a detailed statement.
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular: One who is harmed or killed by a crime or scam.
Example: victims of assault; the murderer's victims
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular: One who is harmed or killed by an accident or illness.
Example: a fundraiser for victims of AIDS; a victim of a car crash
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular: One who is harmed or killed as a result of other people's biases, emotions or incompetence, or their own.
Listed forms: victims.
Source: Wiktionary — victim.
verb
- nonstandard, rare, transitive
To make (something) a victim (especially of a ritual sacrifice); to victimize.
Listed forms: victims, victiming, victimed.
Source: Wiktionary — victim.
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 victim.
noun
a person who is tricked or swindled
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is victim 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 victim
V(4) + I(1) + C(3) + T(1) + I(1) + M(3) = 13 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 victim
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 victim
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in victim. Showing up to 24, longest first.