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Is belligerent a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word belligerent is a Scrabble US word. The word belligerent is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is belligerent a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word belligerent is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Is belligerent a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word belligerent is a Words With Friends word. The word belligerent is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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11-letter words (1 found)

BELLIGERENT,

9-letter words (4 found)

GREENBELT,REBELLING,RETELLING,TELLERING,

8-letter words (12 found)

BEETLING,BELEEING,BELLETER,BELTLINE,BILLETEE,BILLETER,GERBILLE,GLEETIER,GREENLET,GREENLIT,TREBLING,TREELINE,

7-letter words (37 found)

BEELINE,BEETING,BEETLER,BEIGNET,BELLING,BELTING,BENTIER,BERLINE,BIGENER,BLINGER,BREENGE,BREINGE,GENTEEL,GENTIER,GENTILE,GENTLER,GILBERT,GILLNET,GLEBIER,GLEENIE,GREENIE,INTEGER,LEERING,LEGIBLE,LIBELEE,LIBELER,REBEGIN,REBLENT,REELING,RINGLET,TEENIER,TEERING,TELLING,TINGLER,TREEING,TREILLE,TRINGLE,

6-letter words (78 found)

BEETLE,BEGILT,BEGIRT,BEIGEL,BEIGER,BEIGNE,BELIER,BELTER,BERGEN,BERLIN,BETING,BILLER,BILLET,BINGER,BINGLE,EELIER,EELING,ELEGIT,ENGILT,ENGIRT,ENTIRE,ENTREE,ETERNE,GENTIL,GENTLE,GERBIL,GERENT,GIBLET,GILLER,GILLET,GIRNEL,GREETE,GRILLE,LEEING,LEETLE,LEGLEN,LEGLET,LEGLIN,LEIGER,LENGER,LENITE,LENTIL,LERING,LIEGER,LIENEE,LIERNE,LINGEL,LINGER,LINGLE,LINTEL,LINTER,NELLIE,NERITE,NIBLET,REBILL,REBITE,REGENT,REGILT,REGLET,RELENT,RELINE,RELLIE,RENEGE,RETELL,RETENE,RETILE,RETINE,RIBLET,RILLET,TEEING,TEENER,TELLEN,TELLER,TELLIN,TILLER,TINGLE,TREBLE,TRIENE,

5-letter words (94 found)

BEGET,BEGIN,BEIGE,BEING,BELEE,BELIE,BELLE,BENET,BERET,BETEL,BILGE,BINER,BINGE,BIRLE,BITER,BLENT,BLERT,BLING,BLITE,BRENT,BRILL,BRINE,BRING,EERIE,EGRET,EIGNE,ELINT,ELITE,ENLIT,ENTER,ERING,GELEE,GENET,GENIE,GENRE,GERBE,GERLE,GERNE,GIBEL,GIBER,GILET,GLEBE,GLEET,GLENT,GLINT,GREBE,GREEN,GREET,GREIN,GRILL,ILLER,INERT,INGLE,INLET,INTEL,INTER,LEBEN,LEGER,LEGIT,LENTI,LIBEL,LIBER,LIEGE,LIGER,LIGNE,LINER,LITER,LITRE,NEBEL,NEELE,NIGER,NITER,NITRE,REBEL,REBIT,REGIE,REIGN,RELET,RELIE,RELIT,RENIG,RENTE,RETIE,RILLE,TEENE,TENGE,TERNE,TIGER,TILER,TINGE,TREEN,TRIBE,TRILL,TRINE,

4-letter words (109 found)

BEEN,BEER,BEET,BEIN,BELL,BELT,BENE,BENI,BENT,BERE,BERG,BETE,BIEN,BIER,BILE,BILL,BINE,BING,BINT,BIRL,BITE,BLEE,BLET,BLIN,BLIT,BREE,BREI,BREN,BRIE,BRIG,BRIN,BRIT,EGER,EINE,ERNE,ETEN,GEIT,GELT,GENE,GENT,GERE,GERT,GIBE,GIEN,GILL,GILT,GIRL,GIRN,GIRT,GITE,GLEE,GLEI,GLEN,GLIB,GLIT,GREE,GREN,GRIN,GRIT,LEER,LEET,LEIR,LENG,LENT,LERE,LIEN,LIER,LILT,LINE,LING,LINT,LIRE,LITE,NETE,NILL,NIRL,NITE,REEL,REEN,REIN,RENT,RETE,RIEL,RILE,RILL,RINE,RING,RITE,TEEL,TEEN,TEER,TEIL,TEIN,TELE,TELL,TENE,TERN,TIER,TIGE,TILE,TILL,TINE,TING,TIRE,TIRL,TREE,TRIE,TRIG,TRIN,

3-letter words (64 found)

BEE,BEG,BEL,BEN,BET,BIG,BIN,BIT,EEL,EEN,ELL,ELT,ENE,ENG,ERE,ERG,ERN,GEE,GEL,GEN,GER,GET,GIB,GIE,GIN,GIT,ILL,ING,IRE,LEE,LEG,LEI,LET,LIB,LIE,LIG,LIN,LIT,NEB,NEE,NEG,NET,NIB,NIE,NIL,NIT,REB,REE,REG,REI,REN,RET,RIB,RIG,RIN,RIT,TEE,TEG,TEL,TEN,TIE,TIG,TIL,TIN,

2-letter words (15 found)

BE,BI,EE,EL,EN,ER,ET,GI,IN,IT,LI,NE,RE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 415 words from belligerent according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of belligerent

belligerent

Etymology

From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“I wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“I lead, wage, carry on”)).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /bəˈlɪdʒ.(ə).ɹənt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ə.ɹənt/

Adjective

belligerent (comparative more belligerent, superlative most belligerent)

  1. Engaged in warfare, warring.
  2. Eager to go to war, warlike.
  3. Of or pertaining to war.
  4. (by extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
  5. Acting violently towards others.
  6. Uncooperative.

Synonyms

  • (eager to fight): aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent

Derived terms

  • belligerently
  • cobelligerent
  • nonbelligerent, non-belligerent

Related terms

  • bellicose
  • belligerence
  • belligerency

Translations

Noun

belligerent (plural belligerents)

  1. A state or other armed participant in warfare

Derived terms

  • cobelligerent

Translations

See also

  • warmonger

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French belligérant, from Latin belligerēns (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“wage, carry on”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛ.li.ɣəˈrɛnt/
  • Hyphenation: bel‧li‧ge‧rent
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Adjective

belligerent (comparative belligerenter, superlative belligerentst)

  1. belligerent, engaged in warfare

Inflection

Synonyms

  • oorlogvoerend

Noun

belligerent m (plural belligerenten)

  1. A belligerent, armed party in warfare

Latin

Verb

belligerent

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of belligerō

Source: wiktionary.org