wolf: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 10 letter points · starts with W · ends with F
Meaning of wolf
noun
- countable
Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
- countable
Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily. Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.
A man who makes amorous advances to many women.
A wolf tone or wolf note.
Example: The soft violin solo was marred by persistent wolves.
Listed forms: wolves.
Source: Wiktionary — wolf.
verb
- transitive
To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.
- intransitive, slang
To make amorous advances to many women; to hit on women; to cruise for sex.
- intransitive
To hunt for wolves.
Listed forms: wolfs, wolfing, wolfed, wolve.
Source: Wiktionary — wolf.
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 wolf.
noun
a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women
- woman chaser
- skirt chaser
- masher
noun
a cruelly rapacious person
verb
eat hastily
- wolf down
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is wolf in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of wolf
W(4) + O(1) + L(1) + F(4) = 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 wolf
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from wolf
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in wolf. Showing up to 24, longest first.