Moan

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A low, prolonged sound expressing pain, misery, or discontent.

“She let out a moan as the doctor pressed gently on the bruised rib.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/məʊn/

Related Words

Synonyms

groan

Antonyms

cheer laugh

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the OA vowel pair, ends in N, the OAN pattern is shared with loan, groan and roan

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Scrabble

All low-value common tiles, hooks to MOANS, MOANED and MOANING, the OA digraph helps offload vowel-heavy racks

Words Related to Moan

Anagrams of Moan

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

mona noma oman

Words one letter different

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

coan eoan goan joan loan mean moon

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

almon ambon amino among animo anomy coman damon inoma macon mango manoc manor manos manso manto mason moans monad monal monas monax mopan moran

Longer words starting with Moan

Words that begin with “moan”.

moans moaned

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