hero
hero is a valid 4-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
What does hero mean?
A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States.
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century).
Someone who fights for a cause.
A man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength.
“RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain”
(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god.
(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her.
The principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem.