Definition of devil

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• devil is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• devil is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• devil is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of devil

• (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. beelzebub
  2. lucifer
  3. old nick
  4. prince of darkness
  5. satan
  6. the tempter
• a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. heller
  2. hellion
• a word used in exclamations of confusion (noun)

  Examples

  1. what the devil

  Synonyms

  1. deuce
  2. dickens
• a cruel wicked and inhuman person (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. demon
  2. fiend
  3. monster
  4. ogre
• an evil supernatural being (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. daemon
  2. daimon
  3. demon
  4. fiend
• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. annoy
  2. bother
  3. chafe
  4. get at
  5. get to
  6. gravel
  7. irritate
  8. nark
  9. nettle
  10. rag
  11. rile
  12. vex
• coat or stuff with a spicy paste (verb)

  Examples

  1. devilled eggs

See definition of devil in Merriam Webster