Poorer

6 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Comparative form of poor, meaning more deserving of pity or in a worse material or financial condition.

“The second neighbourhood was even poorer than the first, with crumbling roads and very few services.”

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Synonyms

more destituteworse offmore impoverishedneedier

Antonyms

richerwealthierbetter offmore affluent

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double O near the start and double R near the end, the repeated letters are easy to miss in early guesses

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, the double O and double R each consume two tiles, the -ER ending is standard

Words Related to Poorer

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pooler

Words you can make from Poorer

Shorter words formed from the letters in “poorer”.

porer prore repro roper poor pore rope

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