melee
noun / verb / adjective
Meaning
- nounA battle fought at close range, one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.; CQC; CQB
- verbTo 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.
- adjectiveOf a weapon: used in close-range combat, e.g. a sword. Compare with ranged.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,391 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 15% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 3 · Different letters: 3 · Repeated letters: e