battleship
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- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 10
/ˈbætəlˌʃɪp/
Definition of battleship
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with large-caliber guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
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noun
- A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with large-caliber guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
- (broadly)A starship of comparable role.
- (archaic)A ship of the line.
- A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
- A guessing game played on grid paper or a gameboard inspired by it.
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Etymology
From battle + ship; shortened from line-of-battle ship, attested 1794.
Words you can make from battleship
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6 words7-letter words
31 words- BATSHIT 12 pts
- BLAHEST 12 pts
- HAPLITE 12 pts
- PETTISH 12 pts
- BAPTISE 11 pts
- BAPTIST 11 pts
- ATHEIST 10 pts
- HALITES 10 pts
- HELIAST 10 pts
- LITHEST 10 pts
- STAITHE 10 pts
- STEALTH 10 pts
- THISTLE 10 pts
- ABLEIST 9 pts
- ALBITES 9 pts
- APLITES 9 pts
- ASTILBE 9 pts
- BASTILE 9 pts
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- BATTLES 9 pts
- BESTIAL 9 pts
- BISTATE 9 pts
- BLASTIE 9 pts
- PALIEST 9 pts
- PATTIES 9 pts
- PELTAST 9 pts
- PLATIES 9 pts
- SPITTLE 9 pts
- STABILE 9 pts
- TABLETS 9 pts
- TALIPES 9 pts
6-letter words
66 words- ALEPHS 11 pts
- BATHES 11 pts
- BLITHE 11 pts
- HABILE 11 pts
- HABITS 11 pts
- PALISH 11 pts
- PHIALS 11 pts
- SPATHE 11 pts
- SPILTH 11 pts
- PIBALS 10 pts
- HALEST 9 pts
- HALITE 9 pts
- HASLET 9 pts
- LATHES 9 pts
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- LATISH 9 pts
- SAITHE 9 pts
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- SHTETL 9 pts
- TAHSIL 9 pts
- THALIS 9 pts
- THEIST 9 pts
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- ABLEST 8 pts
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- ALBITE 8 pts
- APLITE 8 pts
- APTEST 8 pts
- BALTIS 8 pts
- BATTLE 8 pts
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- ESPIAL 8 pts
- LIPASE 8 pts
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- TABLES 8 pts
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- TEPALS 8 pts
- LATEST 6 pts
- LATTES 6 pts
- LITEST 6 pts
- SALTIE 6 pts
- STELAI 6 pts
- TITLES 6 pts
5-letter words
96 words- ALEPH 10 pts
- APHIS 10 pts
- APISH 10 pts
- BAHTS 10 pts
- BAITH 10 pts
- BATHE 10 pts
- BATHS 10 pts
- BETHS 10 pts
- BLAHS 10 pts
- EPHAS 10 pts
- HABIT 10 pts
- HEAPS 10 pts
- HELPS 10 pts
- PATHS 10 pts
- PHASE 10 pts
- PHIAL 10 pts
- PITHS 10 pts
- BLIPS 9 pts
- PIBAL 9 pts
- HAETS 8 pts
- HAILS 8 pts
- HALES 8 pts
- HALTS 8 pts
- HASTE 8 pts
- HATES 8 pts
- HEALS 8 pts
- HEATS 8 pts
- HEILS 8 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HILTS 8 pts
- LAITH 8 pts
- LATHE 8 pts
- LATHI 8 pts
- LATHS 8 pts
- LEASH 8 pts
- LITHE 8 pts
- ABETS 7 pts
- ABLES 7 pts
- BAILS 7 pts
- BAITS 7 pts
- BALES 7 pts
- BALTI 7 pts
- BASIL 7 pts
- BASTE 7 pts
- BATES 7 pts
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- BITES 7 pts
- BITTS 7 pts
- BLASE 7 pts
- BLAST 7 pts
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- BLITE 7 pts
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- LEAPS 7 pts
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- LIPAS 7 pts
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- PASTE 7 pts
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- PEALS 7 pts
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- PELTS 7 pts
- PETAL 7 pts
- PETIT 7 pts
- PETTI 7 pts
- PIETA 7 pts
- PILEA 7 pts
- PILES 7 pts
- PISTE 7 pts
- PITAS 7 pts
- AISLE 5 pts
- ALIST 5 pts
- ATILT 5 pts
- ISLET 5 pts
- ISTLE 5 pts
- LATTE 5 pts
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- LITAS 5 pts
- LITES 5 pts
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