Extreme

7 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Reaching a high or the highest degree, or very severe or serious. Extreme describes conditions, actions, or opinions that are far from moderate or beyond normal limits.

“The climbers faced extreme weather conditions during their ascent of the mountain peak.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ɪkˈstriːm/

Syllables

ex·treme

Related Words

Synonyms

intense severe radical excessive

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Wordle

Contains EX- opening with four vowels (E, E, E); watch for -TREME ending

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Scrabble

Worth 16 points; the X (8 points) and M (3 points) provide excellent scoring

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Words you can make from Extreme

Shorter words formed from the letters in “extreme”.

emeer exert exter meter metre remet remex retem emer erme meet mere term tree

Longer words starting with Extreme

Words that begin with “extreme”.

extremely

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