Somber

6 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Lacking brightness or vividness, having a dark or dull appearance or atmosphere.

“The mourners wore somber clothes to the memorial service.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈsɒmbə/

Syllables

som·ber

Related Words

Synonyms

drab sober sombremelancholy

Antonyms

bright vividcheerfulcolourful

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains vowels O and E with common letters S, M, B, R. A well-balanced mid-game Wordle guess.

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points with B worth 3. The B and R combination scores well on bonus squares.

Words Related to Somber

Anagrams of Somber

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

bromes sombre

Words one letter different

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

bomber comber

Words you can make from Somber

Shorter words formed from the letters in “somber”.

berms besom boers bores boser brome brose mebos meros mores morse omber ombre omers robes sermo smore sober berm boer bore bors bose bros

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “somber”.

bombers boomers combers embryos hombres

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