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Attacks

a 1t 1t 1a 1c 3k 5s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of attack

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does attacks mean?

noun

  1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

    “the attack began at dawn”

    Synonymsonslaughtonsetonrush

  2. an offensive move in a sport or game

    “they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning”

  3. intense adverse criticism

    “Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party”

    Synonymsfireflakflackblast

  4. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

    “his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons”

    Synonymsapproachplan of attack

  5. the act of attacking

    “attacks on women increased last year”

    Synonymsattempt

  6. a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase

verb

  1. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

    “Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II”

    Synonymsassail

  2. attack in speech or writing

    “The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker”

    Synonymsroundassaillash outsnipeassault

  3. take the initiative and go on the offensive

    “The Serbs attacked the village at night”

    Synonymsaggress

  4. attack someone physically or emotionally

    “The mugger assaulted the woman”

    Synonymsassailassaultset on

  5. set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task

    “I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed”

  6. begin to injure

    “The cancer cells are attacking his liver”

Definitions shown for attack, the base form of attacks.

Is ATTACKS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ATTACKS worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
a 1t 1t 1a 1c 3k 5s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
a 1t 1t 1a 1c 4k 5s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
a 1t 1t 1a 1c 4k 5s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
a 1t 1t 1a 1c 3k 6s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ATTACKS

Words that end like ATTACKS

Common words that share the ending -ACKS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ACKS

Attacks: quick answers

Is ATTACKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ATTACKS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ATTACKS worth?
ATTACKS scores 13 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does attacks mean?
attacks is the plural and third-person singular form of attack, which means “(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ATTACKS?
You can make 51 shorter words from ATTACKS, such as ATTACK, STACK, TACKS, ATTASK. See the full list.