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Is melee a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word melee is a Scrabble US word. The word melee is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

M3E1L1E1E1

Is melee a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word melee is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

M3E1L1E1E1

Is melee a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word melee is a Words With Friends word. The word melee is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4E1L2E1E1

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5-letter words (1 found)

MELEE,

4-letter words (1 found)

LEME,

3-letter words (6 found)

EEL,ELM,EME,LEE,MEE,MEL,

2-letter words (4 found)

EE,EL,EM,ME,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 13 words from melee according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of melee

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Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word melee. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in melee.

Definitions and meaning of melee

melee

Alternative forms

  • mêlée
  • melée

Etymology

Borrowed from French mêlée, from Old French meslee, feminine past participle of mesler (“to mix”), derived from Latin misceō (“mix”). Doublet of medley.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɛˌleɪ/, /ˈmɛ.li/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪˌleɪ/, /meɪˈleɪ/, /ˈmɛˌleɪ/, /məˈleɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛleɪ, -ɛli
  • Homophone: Malay (some accents)

Noun

melee (countable and uncountable, plural melees)

  1. (especially military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
  2. A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
  3. Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
  4. Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
  5. (military, historical) A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
  6. Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.

Translations

Verb

melee (third-person singular simple present melees, present participle meleeing, simple past and past participle meleed)

  1. (video games, slang) To physically hit in close quarters, as opposed to shooting, blowing up, or other ranged means of damage. Often refers to the usage of a hand-to-hand weapon.

Adjective

melee (not comparable)

  1. (gaming) Of a weapon: used in close-range combat.

Source: wiktionary.org