war
NOUNVERB
/wɑR/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH W
war is a valid 3-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4A1R1
4 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING
What does war mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
The waging of armed conflict against an enemy.
“thousands of people were killed in the war”
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2
A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply.
“war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring”
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3
An active struggle between competing entities.
“a price war”
“a war of wits”
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4
A concerted campaign to end something that is injurious.
“the war on poverty”
“the war against crime”
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VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Make or wage war.
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