battle: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with B · ends with E
Meaning of battle
noun
A contest, a struggle.
Example: the battle of life
A contest, a struggle. A one-on-one competition in rapping or breakdance.
A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
- archaic
A division of an army; a battalion.
Listed forms: battles, batail, battel, battell.
Source: Wiktionary — battle.
verb
- intransitive
To join in battle; to contend in fight
Example: Scientists always battle over theories.
- transitive
To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with.
Example: She has been battling cancer for years.
Listed forms: battles, battling, battled, batail, battel, battell.
Source: Wiktionary — battle.
adj
Of grass or pasture: nutritious to cattle or sheep; fattening, nourishing.
Example: battle grass battle pasture
- broadly
Of land (originally pastureland) or soil: fertile, fruitful.
Example: battle land battle soil
Listed forms: battil, battill, battel, baittle, bettle, batwell.
Source: Wiktionary — battle.
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 battle.
noun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
noun
an energetic attempt to achieve something
noun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
verb
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is battle in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of battle
B(3) + A(1) + T(1) + T(1) + L(1) + E(1) = 8 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 battle
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from battle
46 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in battle. Showing up to 24, longest first.