What does WAR mean?

Pronunciation
/wɔr/
Letters
3
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
6
How common
Very common

Meaning

noun

  1. the waging of armed conflict against an enemy“thousands of people were killed in the war”
  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”
  3. an active struggle between competing entities“a price war”
  4. a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious“the war on poverty”

verb

  1. make or wage war

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

wars7warred10

Anagrams of WAR

raw6

Words inside WAR

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

ar2 aw5

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Anagrams of WAR

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Questions

Is WAR a valid word in word games?

WAR 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 WAR worth?

WAR is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 6 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from WAR?

2 other words, including AW and AR.