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Is killer a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word killer is a Scrabble US word. The word killer is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is killer a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word killer is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is killer a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word killer is a Words With Friends word. The word killer is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

KILLER,

5-letter words (4 found)

ILLER,KRILL,LIKER,RILLE,

4-letter words (13 found)

KEIR,KELL,KIER,KILL,LEIR,LIER,LIKE,LIRE,LIRK,REIK,RIEL,RILE,RILL,

3-letter words (14 found)

EIK,ELK,ELL,ERK,IKE,ILK,ILL,IRE,IRK,KIR,LEI,LEK,LIE,REI,

2-letter words (5 found)

EL,ER,KI,LI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 38 words from killer according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of killer

killer

Etymology

From Middle English killer, kyller; equivalent to kill +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɪlə(ɹ)/, [ˈkʰɪlə(ɹ)]
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɪlɚ/, [ˈkʰɪɫlɚ]
  • Rhymes: -ɪlə(ɹ)

Noun

killer (countable and uncountable, plural killers)

  1. One who or that which kills.
    Synonyms: assassin, murderer; see also Thesaurus:killer
  2. (figuratively) That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task.
  3. (figuratively) Something that is so far ahead of its competition that it effectively kills off that competition.
  4. (figuratively) A remarkably impressive person or thing.
  5. (sports, uncountable) A knockout form of darts or pool involving several players.
  6. Ellipsis of killer whale.
  7. A club used for killing fish.
  8. (philately) A particularly heavy type of handstamp, or portion of one, often obscuring a large part of the postage stamp.
  9. Synonym of virama (“kind of diacritical mark”)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → German: Killer
  • → Italian: killer
  • → Japanese: キラー (kirā)
  • → Russian: ки́ллер (kíller)

Translations

Adjective

killer (comparative more killer, superlative most killer)

  1. (slang) Excellent, very good, cool.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excellent
  2. Causing death, destruction, or obliteration.
  3. Distressing, uncomfortable.

Usage notes

  • In the sense of causing death or distress, killer is usually used attributively.

Derived terms

  • killer app
  • killer cancel
  • killer whale

See also

  • anusvara
  • candrabindu
  • sukun
  • visarga

Anagrams

  • rekill

Chinese

Etymology

From English killer.

Pronunciation

Noun

killer

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) professor who is known for often giving students failing grades
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) Mafia (party game)

Synonyms

  • (Mafia): 狼人殺／狼人杀 (lángrénshā)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

killer

  1. comparative degree of kil

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English killer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkil.ler/
  • Rhymes: -iller
  • Hyphenation: kìl‧ler

Noun

killer m (invariable)

  1. hitman (hired assassin)
    Synonym: sicario
  2. (chiefly journalistic) murderer, assassin
    Synonyms: assassino, omicida
  3. Clipping of serial killer (“serial killer”).
    il killer delle ballerine ― the serial killer of the (female) dancers

Derived terms

  • killeraggio
  • killerare

References

Further reading

  • killer in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Luxembourgish

Adjective

killer

  1. feminine dative of kill

Source: wiktionary.org