charge: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of charge
noun
- countable, uncountable
The amount of money levied for a service.
Example: There will be a charge of five dollars.
- countable, uncountable
An attack in which combatants rush towards an enemy in an attempt to engage in close combat.
Example: Pickett's Charge; the Charge of the Light Brigade
- countable, uncountable
A forceful forward movement.
- countable, uncountable
An accusation. An official description (by the police or a court) of a crime that somebody may be guilty of.
Example: two charges of manslaughter
Listed forms: charges.
Source: Wiktionary — charge.
verb
To assign a duty or responsibility to; to order.
- transitive
To assign (a debit) to an account.
Example: Let's charge this to marketing.
- ambitransitive
To require payment (of) (a price or fee, for goods, services, etc.).
Example: to charge high for goods
- US, transitive
To pay on account, as by using a credit card.
Example: Can I charge my purchase to my credit card?
Listed forms: charges, charging, charged.
Source: Wiktionary — charge.
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 charge.
noun
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
noun
the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
- electric charge
noun
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
noun
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is charge in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of charge
C(3) + H(4) + A(1) + R(1) + G(2) + E(1) = 12 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 charge
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 charge
47 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in charge. Showing up to 24, longest first.