Meager

6 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Lacking sufficiently in quantity, quality, or extent, falling well short of what is needed or desired.

“The survivors lived on meager rations of dry biscuits and water for three days.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

mea·ger

Related Words

Synonyms

meagremeagerlystingyscrimpy

Antonyms

ample

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Wordle

MEAGER is the American spelling, in British English it is meagre, making this a useful variant to know.

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, the -ER ending allows useful extensions and the word fits cleanly on a crowded board.

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Anagrams of Meager

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

meagre

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “meager” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

merger

Words you can make from Meager

Shorter words formed from the letters in “meager”.

aeger agree ameer eager eagre gamer grame marge merge ragee ramee regma agee ager agre areg eger egma egre emer erma erme game gare

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