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MARTYR

6 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 3 pts
Big 3 pts
Super Big 3 pts

MARTYR is a valid 6-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 3 in Classic, 3 in Big, and 3 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

MARTYRS-s 5 MARTYRING-ing 11 MARTYRED-ed 11

Might be on the same board

Other words sharing these letters — a good chance they hide on the same Boggle board.

MARTYRLY 11 MARTYRIZE 11 MARTYRIZED 11 MARTYRIZES 11 MARTYRIZING 11 MARTYRIZATION 11 MARTYRIZATIONS 11
noun
  1. One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom.
    • The apostle Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
  2. broadlyOne who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
  3. One who suffers greatly or constantly, even involuntarily.
    • Stan is a martyr to arthritis, Chris is a martyr to Stan's endless moaning about it.
  4. derogatorySomeone who exaggerates their pain and suffering in order to gain sympathy.
    • You have a great life! Stop trying to play the martyr!
verb
  1. transitiveTo make someone into a martyr by putting them to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.
  2. transitiveTo persecute.
    • Some religious and other minorities were martyred until extinction.
  3. transitiveTo torment; to torture.