Crater

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A roughly bowl-shaped depression at the summit of a volcano or formed by a meteorite impact or explosion.

“The meteor crater stretched nearly a kilometre across the desert floor.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈkreɪ.tə(r)/

Syllables

crat·er

Related Words

Synonyms

pitcavity hollow

Antonyms

mound hill

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains CRATE at the start and ends in R with no repeated letters, a strong Wordle guess

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points with all common tiles, valuable for its board position and clean shape

Words Related to Crater

Anagrams of Crater

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

carter tracer

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “crater” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

crated crates grater irater prater

Words you can make from Crater

Shorter words formed from the letters in “crater”.

arret arter carer caret carte cater cerat crare crate creat creta ecart racer rater react recta retar tarre terra trace acer acre aret arte

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “crater”.

carters cartier caterer charter crafter craters creator erratic terrace tracker

Longer words starting with Crater

Words that begin with “crater”.

craters

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