fight: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 12 letter points · starts with F · ends with T
Meaning of fight
verb
- transitive
Senses relating to physical conflict: To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
Example: My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.
- transitive
Senses relating to physical conflict: To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare, a cause, etc.).
Example: Our soldiers fought the battle just over that hill.
- intransitive
Senses relating to physical conflict: To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle, etc.
Example: A wounded animal will fight tooth and nail; relentless, savage and murderous.
- reciprocal
Senses relating to physical conflict: To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle, etc.
Example: The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour.
Listed forms: fights, fighting, fought, fit, foughten, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — fight.
noun
- countable, uncountable
An occasion of fighting.
Example: One of them got stuck in a chokehold and got stabbed to death during the fight.
- countable, uncountable
A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
Example: Watch your language! Are you looking for a fight?
- countable, uncountable
A boxing or martial arts match.
Example: I’m going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.
- countable, uncountable
A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
Example: I’ll put up a fight to save this company.
Listed forms: fights.
Source: Wiktionary — fight.
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 fight.
noun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
noun
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
noun
an aggressive willingness to compete
verb
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is fight in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of fight
F(4) + I(1) + G(2) + H(4) + 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 fight
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 fight
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