combat: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with C · ends with T
Meaning of combat
noun
- countable, uncountable
A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
- countable, uncountable
a struggle for victory
Listed forms: combats.
Source: Wiktionary — combat.
verb
- transitive
To fight; to struggle against.
Example: It has proven very difficult to combat drug addiction.
- intransitive
To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).
Listed forms: combats, combating, combatting, combated, combatted.
Source: Wiktionary — combat.
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 combat.
noun
an engagement fought between two military forces
- armed combat
noun
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
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 combat in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of combat
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + B(3) + A(1) + T(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 combat
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from combat
40 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in combat. Showing up to 24, longest first.