quell

quell is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To die. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To die.
2. intransitive verb. To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate.
3. transitive verb. To take the life of; to kill.
4. transitive verb. To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
5. transitive verb. To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease; as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul.
6. noun. Murder.
7. verb. suppress or crush completely

   "squelch any sign of dissent"

   "quench a rebellion"

   Synonyms: quench, squelch

8. verb. overcome or allay

   "quell my hunger"

   Synonyms: appease, stay

Synonyms

quench, squelch, appease, stay

Common word forms

quells, quelled, queller, quelling, quellable

Words from these letters

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