allege: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 7 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of allege
verb
- transitive
To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
- transitive
To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
Example: The agency alleged that my credit history had problems.
- obsolete, transitive
To state under oath, to plead.
- archaic
To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
Listed forms: alleges, alleging, alleged, alleadge, alledg, alledge, allegge.
Source: Wiktionary — allege.
verb
- obsolete
To lighten, diminish.
Listed forms: alleges, alleging, alleged, alleadge, alledg, alledge, allegge.
Source: Wiktionary — allege.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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verb
report or maintain
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is allege in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of allege
A(1) + L(1) + L(1) + E(1) + G(2) + E(1) = 7 points.
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Anagrams of allege
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from allege
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