What does EXTREME mean?

Pronunciation
/ɛkˈstrim/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
16
Words With Friends score
17
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity“extreme cold”
  2. far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree“an extreme example”
  3. beyond a norm in views or actions“an extreme conservative”
  4. most distant in any direction“the extreme edge of town”

noun

  1. the furthest or highest degree of something“he carried it to extremes”
  2. the point located farthest from the middle of something

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

extremer17extremes17extremest18

Anagrams of EXTREME

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside EXTREME

31 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

meeter8remeet8emeer7exert12meter7 metre7 remet7remex14retem7meet6 mere6 mete6rete4teem6term6 tree4 eme5ere3met5ree3rem5ret3rex10tee3 em4 er2et2ex9 me4re2

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Questions

Is EXTREME a valid word in word games?

EXTREME is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is EXTREME worth?

EXTREME is worth 16 points with Scrabble letter values and 17 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from EXTREME?

31 other words, including ME, MEET, RE and TERM.