damage: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with D · ends with E
Meaning of damage
noun
- countable, uncountable
Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
Example: the damage is already done
- countable, slang, uncountable
Cost or expense.
Example: "What's the damage?" he asked the waiter.
Listed forms: damages.
Source: Wiktionary — damage.
verb
- transitive
To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
Example: Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.
- transitive
To remove a damaged or unsalable item from the sales floor for processing.
Example: Did you damage the items that the customer returned yet?
- intransitive, obsolete
To undergo damage; to take damage.
Listed forms: damages, damaging, damaged.
Source: Wiktionary — damage.
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 damage.
noun
the occurrence of a change for the worse
noun
loss of military equipment
- equipment casualty
noun
the act of damaging something or someone
noun
the amount of money needed to purchase something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is damage in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of damage
D(2) + A(1) + M(3) + A(1) + G(2) + 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 damage
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 damage
34 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in damage. Showing up to 24, longest first.