Definition of king

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • king is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • king is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • king is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of king


  • a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. male monarch
    2. rex
  • a competitor who holds a preeminent position (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. queen
    2. world-beater
  • a very wealthy or powerful businessman (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. baron
    2. big businessman
    3. business leader
    4. magnate
    5. mogul
    6. power
    7. top executive
    8. tycoon
  • United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. b. b. king
    2. riley b king
  • United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. billie jean king
    2. billie jean moffitt king
  • United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. martin luther king
    2. martin luther king jr.
  • a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward (noun)
  • (chess) the weakest but the most important piece (noun)
  • one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king (noun)
  • preeminence in a particular category or group or field (noun)

    Examples

    1. the lion is the king of beasts

See definition of king in Merriam Webster