duel

duel is a 4-letter English word with 5 senses as noun, transitive/intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 7 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other.
2. transitive/intransitive verb. To fight in single combat.
3. noun. any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
4. noun. a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
5. verb. fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman

   "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in duel:

deul, leud, lude

Common word forms

duels, dueled, dueler, dueling

Words from these letters

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