ATTACK — 6 letter word
attack
The word attack has 6 letters: A, T, T, A, C, K. It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase".
6 letter word "attack": A T T A C K — noun
Scrabble score: 12 Words With Friends score: 13
Letter analysis of attack
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| K | 1 | Consonant | 5 |
2 vowels, 4 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of attack
noun
- a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase Synonyms: tone-beginning
- an offensive move in a sport or game "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
- the act of attacking "attacks on women increased last year" Synonyms: attempt
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation Synonyms: approach, plan of attack
- (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) "the attack began at dawn" Synonyms: onslaught
- strong criticism "The Times published an unexpected attack on my work."
- intense adverse criticism Synonyms: blast
- the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"
- a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition "an attack of diarrhea"
verb
- to begin to injure "The cancer cells are attacking the patient's liver."
- to set to work upon "I attacked my class's problem set with gusto."
- to attack in speech or writing "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker." Synonyms: snipe
- to take the initiative and go on the offensive "The invaders attacked the village at night." Synonyms: aggress
- to launch an attack or assault on "They prepared to attack the enemy." Synonyms: assail
- to attack someone physically or emotionally "They kept attacking me until I was able to fight them off." Synonyms: assault, assail, set on
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