weapon: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 11 letter points · starts with W · ends with N
Meaning of weapon
noun
An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
Example: The club that is now mostly used for golf was once a common weapon.
An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.
Example: Money is the main weapon of modern oligarchs.
- humorous, informal
A tool of any kind.
Example: Choose your weapon.
- Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang
An idiot, an oaf, a fool, a tool; a contemptible or incompetent person.
Listed forms: weapons.
Source: Wiktionary — weapon.
verb
- transitive
To equip with a weapon; to arm.
Listed forms: weapons, weaponing, weaponed.
Source: Wiktionary — weapon.
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 weapon.
noun
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
- arm
- weapon system
noun
a means of persuading or arguing
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is weapon in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of weapon
W(4) + E(1) + A(1) + P(3) + O(1) + N(1) = 11 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 weapon
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 weapon
54 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in weapon. Showing up to 24, longest first.