What it means
- (noun) The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed
- (noun) Refusal, rejection or repulsion
- (verb) To repel or drive back. “to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy”
- (verb) To reject or rebuff. “to repulse a suitor”
- (verb) To cause revulsion in. “I find your conduct reprehensible, disgusting, and it repulses me, the way a mongoose repulses a snake.”
Letter analysis
- Repulse contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 9.
Sub-words
- lepers
- peruse
- purees
- repels
- rupees
- leers
- leper
- lures
- peels
- peers
- pulse
- puree
- purls
- purse
- reels
- repel
- reuse
- rules
- rupee
- sleep
- slurp
- spree
- super
- eels
- else
- leer
- lees
- lure
- peel
- peer
- pees
- plus
- pres
- pure
- purl
- reel
- reps
- resp
- rues
- rule
- ruse
- seep
- seer
- sere
- slue
- slur
- spur
- sure
- user
- eel
- ere
- esp
- lee
- pee
- per
- pus
- rep
- rps
- rue
Related words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with REP
- rep
- repackage
- repackaged
- repackages
- repackaging
- repaid
- repaint
- repainted
- repainting
- repaints
- repair
- repairable
- repaired
- repairing
- repairman
- repairmen
- repairs
- reparation
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Common questions
What does Repulse mean?
The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed
How many letters are in Repulse?
Repulse has 7 letters.
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