Runt

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

The smallest and weakest animal in a litter, or a disparaging term for a person of unusually small stature.

“Despite being the runt of the litter, the puppy grew into a healthy, energetic dog.”

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Synonyms

shrimp peewee

Antonyms

giantcolossus

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Wordle

The -UNT pattern appears in HUNT, BUNT, PUNT, and STUNT, knowing this cluster helps in Wordle

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points, all common tiles, RUNTS extends with an S easily on an open board

Words Related to Runt

Anagrams of Runt

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

turn

Words one letter different

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

aunt bunt dunt funt hunt rent runs

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

arnut brunt burnt crunt drunt enrut grunt prunt runts runty rutin snurt tourn trunk tuarn tuner turns untar urent

Longer words starting with Runt

Words that begin with “runt”.

runts runty runted runtime

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