enemy: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with E · ends with Y
Meaning of enemy
noun
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
Example: under enemy duress
A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
Example: Rally together against a common enemy.
Something harmful or threatening to another
- attributive
Of, by, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.
Example: The building was destroyed by enemy bombing.
Listed forms: enemies, enemie.
Source: Wiktionary — enemy.
verb
To make an enemy of.
Listed forms: enemies, enemying, enemied, enemie.
Source: Wiktionary — enemy.
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 enemy.
noun
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
noun
a personal enemy
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is enemy in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of enemy
E(1) + N(1) + E(1) + M(3) + Y(4) = 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 enemy
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 enemy
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in enemy. Showing up to 24, longest first.