Evil

4 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Profoundly immoral, wicked, or harmful.

“The villain had evil intentions throughout the story.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈiːvəl/

Syllables

e·vil

Related Words

Synonyms

wickedmalicioussinister

Antonyms

goodnessgood

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains common vowels E and I with V and L.

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points with high-value V.

Words Related to Evil

Anagrams of Evil

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

live

Words one letter different

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

emil epil eval

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

alive avile bevil clive devil divel elvis ervil evils kevil levin levir levis lieve lived liven liver lives livre olive ovile rivel slive veils

Longer words starting with Evil

Words that begin with “evil”.

evils

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