Startle

/ˈstɑːt(ə)l/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts7 letters

Definition of Startle

noun

A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

verb

To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
"a horse that startles easily"
To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
To deter; to cause to deviate.

Anagrams of Startle

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 7 letters:

rattles starlet

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "startle":

7-LETTER WORDS

rattles starlet

6-LETTER WORDS

alerts alters artels estral laster latest latter lattes ratels rattle salter slater staler stater stelar+5 more

5-LETTER WORDS

alert alter arles artel aster earls lares laser later latte lears least rales ratel rates+13 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "startle" and rearranging:

+bbattlers blatters brattles

+mmaltster martlets

+ppartlets platters prattles splatter sprattle

Related Word Patterns

ST...Words starting with "st"...LEWords ending with "le"All 7-letter words Unscramble "startle"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

deteralarmfrightenscaresurprisestart

Rhyming Words

abatable abaxile abdicable abele able abolishable abominable abradable abrogable absorbable abstractable abubble abusable acceptable accessible+5 more

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