CHARGE — 6 letter word
charge
The word charge has 6 letters: C, H, A, R, G, E. It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Charge has 1 anagram: creagh. As a noun, it means "a special assignment that is given to a person or group".
6 letter word "charge": C H A R G E — noun
Scrabble score: 12 Words With Friends score: 13
Letter analysis of charge
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| G | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
2 vowels, 4 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of charge
noun
- a special assignment that is given to a person or group Synonyms: mission
- attention and management implying responsibility for safety Synonyms: care
- an impetuous rush toward someone or something "The bull's charge carried it towards the matador."
- a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" Synonyms: burster, bursting charge, explosive charge
- heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield Synonyms: bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing
- in criminal law, a pleading describing some wrong or offense "They were arrested on a charge of larceny." Synonyms: complaint
- an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" Synonyms: accusation
- a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something "the judge's charge to the jury" Synonyms: commission, direction
- request for payment of a debt "they submitted their charges at the end of each month" Synonyms: billing
- the swift release of a store of affective force Synonyms: kick
- the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge." Synonyms: cathexis
- a person committed to your care "The teacher led their charges across the street."
- the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons "the battery needed a fresh charge" Synonyms: electric charge
- the price charged for some article or service "the admission charge"
- financial liabilities (such as a tax) "the charges against the estate"
verb
- to saturate "The room was charged with tension and anxiety."
- to energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge "I need to charge my car battery."
- to cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on "charge a conductor"
- to set or ask for a certain price "How much do you charge for lunch?"
- to attribute responsibility to Synonyms: blame
- to instruct or command with authority "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
- to instruct a jury about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
- to impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to "They charged us with cleaning up all the files over the weekend." Synonyms: saddle, burden
- to blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against "I charged the director with indifference to quality after the second mediocre film in a row." Synonyms: accuse
- to make an accusatory claim "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased."
- to file a formal charge against "The suspect was charged with murdering their spouse." Synonyms: file, lodge
- to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle "We charged them with everything we had." Synonyms: bear down
- to direct into a position for use Synonyms: level, point
- to fill or load to capacity "charge the wagon with hay"
- to provide a device with something necessary Synonyms: load
- to place a heraldic bearing on "charge all weapons, shields, and banners"
- to cause to be agitated, excited, or roused "The speaker charged up the crowd with a series of inflammatory remarks." Synonyms: rouse, excite, turn on, agitate, commove
- to lie down on command, of hunting dogs
- to move quickly and violently Synonyms: shoot
- to pay with a credit card
- to demand payment "Will I get charged for this service?" Synonyms: bill
- to enter a certain amount as a charge "They charged me $15."
- to give over to another for care or safekeeping Synonyms: consign
- to cause to be admitted Synonyms: commit, send, institutionalize, institutionalise
- to assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to Synonyms: appoint
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