What does FATIGUE mean?

Pronunciation
/fəˈtig/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work“he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue”
  2. used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress“metal fatigue”
  3. (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something“he was suffering from museum fatigue”
  4. labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)“the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson”

verb

  1. lose interest or become bored with something or somebody“I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food”
  2. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress“We wore ourselves out on this hike”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

fatiguing14

Anagrams of FATIGUE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside FATIGUE

55 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is FATIGUE a valid word in word games?

FATIGUE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is FATIGUE worth?

FATIGUE is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from FATIGUE?

55 other words, including IT, AT, IF and GET.