Lioness

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

An adult female lion.

“The lioness crouched in the long grass, watching the herd of wildebeest.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈlaɪ.ə.nɪs/

Syllables

li·on·ess

Related Words

Synonyms

female lion

Antonyms

lion

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Wordle

Ends in double S (ESS suffix), contains four vowels making it notably vowel-heavy

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points, double S at the end can hook onto adjacent words on the board

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “lioness”.

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