Meaning
- (noun) A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
- (noun) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
- (noun) Used as an intensifier “We had a real scream of a time at the beach.”
- (noun) (printers' slang) exclamation mark
- (verb) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.
- (verb) To move quickly; to race. “He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill.”
- (verb) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of. “Do you know what screams "I'm obnoxious"? People who feel the need to comment on every little thing they notice.”
Letter breakdown
- Screams contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Connected words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with SCR
- scrabble
- scrabbled
- scrabbles
- scrabbling
- scragglier
- scraggliest
- scraggly
- scram
- scramble
- scrambled
- scrambler
- scramblers
- scrambles
- scrambling
- scrammed
- scramming
- scrams
- scrap
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Words ending with AMS
Words from these letters
- caress
- creams
- scares
- scrams
- scream
- smears
- acmes
- acres
- cares
- cases
- crams
- crass
- cream
- cress
- maces
- mares
- mesas
- races
- reams
- sames
- scams
- scare
- scars
- scram
- seams
- sears
- smear
- aces
- acme
- acre
- arcs
- ares
- arms
- came
- cams
- care
- cars
- case
- cram
- ears
- eras
- mace
- mare
- mars
- masc
- mass
- mesa
- mess
- race
- rams
- ream
- sacs
- same
- scam
- scar
- seam
- sear
- seas
- secs
Reader questions
What does Screams mean?
A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
How many letters are in Screams?
Screams has 7 letters.
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