Male

4 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Of or relating to men or boys, or the sex that typically produces sperm. Masculine in nature.

“The male lion protects the pride's territory.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/meɪl/

Syllables

ma·le

Related Words

Synonyms

masculinemanly

Antonyms

femaleandrogynous

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in E like 'made', starts with MA pattern.

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Scrabble

Worth 6 points, useful word for parallel plays.

Words Related to Male

Anagrams of Male

Words that use exactly the same letters as “male”.

alem alme amel meal

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “male” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bale dale gale hale kale made make mali mall mate mile pale sale tale yale

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “male”.

almeh almes amble amelu amlet amole ample amsel amzel belam blame camel clame cleam demal elamp email flame fleam gleam hamel hemal kamel kemal

Longer words starting with Male

Words that begin with “male”.

malee maleo males

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