challenge: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 15 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of challenge
noun
A confrontation; a dare. An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
A confrontation; a dare. A bid to overcome something.
Example: a challenge to the king's authority
A confrontation; a dare. An attempt to take possession; a tackle.
A confrontation; a dare. A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
Listed forms: challenges.
Source: Wiktionary — challenge.
verb
- transitive
To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
Example: We challenged the boys next door to a game of football.
- transitive
To dare (someone).
- transitive
To dispute (something); to contest.
Example: to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation
To call something into question or dispute.
Example: New information challenged old hypotheses.
Listed forms: challenges, challenging, challenged.
Source: Wiktionary — challenge.
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
take exception to
verb
raise a formal objection in a court of law
- take exception
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is challenge in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of challenge
C(3) + H(4) + A(1) + L(1) + L(1) + E(1) + N(1) + G(2) + E(1) = 15 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 challenge
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from challenge
97 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in challenge. Showing up to 24, longest first.