creature

Meanings

Noun

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.
An unidentified, mysterious, and often monstrous animal or being.
A human.
A created thing, whether animate or inanimate; a creation.
A being subservient to or dependent upon another.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English creature in the original sense of “a created thing”, borrowed via Old French creature, criature, from Latin creātūra, from creō. Displaced native Old English ġesċeaft. Doublet of craythur and critter.

Synonyms

animal, animate being, beast, being, brute, creature, fauna, puppet, tool, wight

Scrabble Score: 10

creature is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
creature is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
creature is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

creature is a valid Words With Friends word