retaliate
VERB
/rɪ'tæli,eɪt/
9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
retaliate is a valid 9-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1T1A1L1I1A1T1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does retaliate mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil.
“The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing”
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2
Take revenge for a perceived wrong.
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