Attack
/əˈtæk/
noun
- An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
- An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
"They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech."
- A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
"The army timed their attack to coincide with the local celebrations."
- (by extension) The beginning of active operations on anything.
"Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry."
- An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.
verb
- To apply violent force to someone or something.
"This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened."
- To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
"She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts."
- To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
- To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
"I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite."
- To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
No exact anagrams found for "attack". This word has a unique letter combination.
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Attack"
Attack is a 6-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Attack" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "attack" is a medium-scoring word.