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Is hostile a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hostile is a Scrabble US word. The word hostile is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is hostile a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hostile is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is hostile a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hostile is a Words With Friends word. The word hostile is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (4 found)

EOLITHS,HOLIEST,HOSTILE,LITHOES,

6-letter words (15 found)

EOLITH,HELIOS,HELOTS,HOLIES,HOLIST,HOSTEL,HOSTIE,HOTELS,ISOHEL,LITHES,LITHOS,TEHSIL,THIOLS,THOLES,TOILES,

5-letter words (44 found)

ETHOS,HEILS,HEIST,HELIO,HELOS,HELOT,HILTS,HOISE,HOIST,HOLES,HOLTS,HOSEL,HOTEL,ISLET,ISTLE,LEISH,LITES,LITHE,LITHO,LITHS,LOTES,SHEOL,SHIEL,SHITE,SHOTE,SIETH,SITHE,SLOTH,SOLEI,STEIL,STILE,STOLE,TEILS,TELOI,TELOS,THIOL,THOLE,THOLI,THOSE,TILES,TOILE,TOILS,TOISE,TOLES,

4-letter words (69 found)

EISH,ELHI,ELTS,ETHS,HEIL,HELO,HEST,HETS,HIES,HILT,HIST,HITS,HOES,HOIS,HOLE,HOLS,HOLT,HOSE,HOST,HOTE,HOTS,ISLE,LEIS,LEST,LETS,LIES,LIST,LITE,LITH,LITS,LOSE,LOSH,LOST,LOTE,LOTH,LOTI,LOTS,OILS,OLES,SEIL,SHET,SHIT,SHOE,SHOT,SILE,SILO,SILT,SITE,SITH,SLIT,SLOE,SLOT,SOIL,SOLE,SOLI,SOTH,STIE,TEIL,TELS,THIO,THIS,TIES,TILE,TILS,TOES,TOIL,TOLE,TOSE,TOSH,

3-letter words (49 found)

EHS,ELS,ELT,EST,ETH,HES,HET,HIE,HIS,HIT,HOE,HOI,HOS,HOT,IOS,ISH,ISO,ITS,LEI,LES,LET,LIE,LIS,LIT,LOS,LOT,OES,OHS,OIL,OIS,OLE,OSE,SEI,SEL,SET,SHE,SHO,SIT,SOH,SOL,SOT,TEL,TES,THE,THO,TIE,TIL,TIS,TOE,

2-letter words (23 found)

EH,EL,ES,ET,HE,HI,HO,IO,IS,IT,LI,LO,OE,OH,OI,OS,SH,SI,SO,ST,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 205 words from hostile according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hostile

hostile

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French hostile, from Latin hostīlis, from hostis (“enemy”). Displaced Old English fēondlīċ.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒstaɪl/, /ˈhɒstəl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑstəl/, /ˈhɑstaɪl/
  • Homophone: hostel (one pronunciation)
  • Rhymes: -ɒstəl

Adjective

hostile (comparative more hostile, superlative most hostile)

  1. Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
    Synonyms: inimical, unfriendly
  2. Aggressive; antagonistic.
  3. Unwilling.
  4. (not comparable) Being or relating to a hostile takeover.

Synonyms

  • antagonistic
  • hateful
  • See also Thesaurus:hostile

Antonyms

  • friendly

Derived terms

Related terms

  • hostility
  • hostilely
  • host
  • See also Thesaurus:combative

Translations

Noun

hostile (plural hostiles)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) An enemy.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Elohist, eoliths, holiest, sholtie

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French hostile, hostif (this form with a change of suffix), borrowed from Latin hostilis.

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /ɔs.til/

Adjective

hostile (plural hostiles)

  1. hostile
  2. unfriendly

Synonyms

  • ennemi

Related terms

  • hostilité
  • ost

Further reading

  • “hostile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Adjective

hostīle

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of hostīlis

References

  • hostile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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