firepower
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
Definition of firepower
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.
- (countable, uncountable)The ability to deliver fire.
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The ability and resources to dominate.
“He'd have to be on every one of his toes, because Larry Cohen, the insurance company's lawyer, would protect the doctor with every bit of legal firepower at his disposal.”
“United's stature is such that one result must not bring the immediate announcement of a shift in the balance of power in Manchester - but the swathes of empty seats around Old Trafford and the wave of attacks pouring towards David de Gea's goal in the second half emphasised that City quite simply have greater firepower and talent in their squad at present.”
“It was not as if the Knicks were short on firepower, at least. Derrick Rose scored a season-high 30 points. He played like the point guard the Knicks surely hoped they had acquired in June.”
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Etymology
From fire + power.
Words you can make from firepower
109 playable · top: PREFIRE (12 pts)
Best play prefire 12 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
19 words4-letter words
30 words- FROW 10 pts
- WIFE 10 pts
- PROF 9 pts
- PROW 9 pts
- WEEP 9 pts
- WIPE 9 pts
- EWER 7 pts
- FERE 7 pts
- FIRE 7 pts
- FORE 7 pts
- FREE 7 pts
- FROE 7 pts
- OWIE 7 pts
- REEF 7 pts
- REIF 7 pts
- RIFE 7 pts
- WEER 7 pts
- WEIR 7 pts
- WERE 7 pts
- WIRE 7 pts
- WORE 7 pts
- PEER 6 pts
- PERE 6 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PIER 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- PREE 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- RIPE 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
3-letter words
34 words- FEW 9 pts
- FOP 8 pts
- PEW 8 pts
- POW 8 pts
- EEW 6 pts
- EWE 6 pts
- FEE 6 pts
- FER 6 pts
- FIE 6 pts
- FIR 6 pts
- FOE 6 pts
- FOR 6 pts
- FRO 6 pts
- OWE 6 pts
- REF 6 pts
- RIF 6 pts
- ROW 6 pts
- WEE 6 pts
- WOE 6 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- PEE 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PIE 5 pts
- POI 5 pts
- PRO 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- RIP 5 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERR 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
2-letter words
17 wordsHooks
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