hostile
Hostile can refer to troops belonging to the enemy's military forces. Hostile is also used as adjective, with meanings including characterized by enmity or ill will.
Length
7
Scrabble
10
WWF
10
Starts
HO
Ends
ILE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “HOSTILE” Mean?
/ˈhɒstaɪl/
hostile has 6 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
5 sensescharacterized by enmity or ill will
“a hostile nation”
“a hostile remark”
“hostile actions”
not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
“hostile naval and air forces”
impossible to bring into friendly accord
“hostile factions”
very unfavorable to life or growth
“a hostile climate”
“an uncongenial atmosphere”
“an uncongenial soil”
“the unfriendly environment at high altitudes”
Synonyms
unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)
“hostile takeover”
“hostile tender offer”
“hostile bid”
Noun
1 sensetroops belonging to the enemy's military forces
“the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles”
Synonyms for HOSTILE
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
characterized by enmity or ill will
Length
7 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
H, O, S, T, I, L, E
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆HOSTILE has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HOSTILE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆HOSTILE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
CVCCVCV
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
HO, OS, ST, TI, IL, LE
Trigrams
HOS, OST, STI, TIL, ILE
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