Meaner
6 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Comparative form of mean, indicating a greater degree of unkindness, spite, or miserliness.
“His second remark was even meaner than the first, and she left the room in tears.”
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Synonyms
cruellernastiermore spitefulharsher
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Wordle
MEANER has the EA pair in positions two and three, the -ER suffix marks it as a comparative form.
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Scrabble
Worth 8 points, the -ER ending allows extension plays and hooks onto adjacent words on the board.
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