alliance: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of alliance
noun
- uncountable
The state of being allied.
- countable
The act of allying or uniting.
- countable
A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
Example: matrimonial alliances
- countable
Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
Listed forms: alliances, alliaunce.
Source: Wiktionary — alliance.
verb
- obsolete
To connect or unite by alliance; to ally.
Listed forms: alliances, alliancing, allianced, alliaunce.
Source: Wiktionary — alliance.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for alliance.
noun
the state of being allied or confederated
noun
a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
noun
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
noun
the act of forming an alliance or confederation
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is alliance in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of alliance
A(1) + L(1) + L(1) + I(1) + A(1) + N(1) + C(3) + E(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of alliance
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from alliance
75 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in alliance. Showing up to 24, longest first.