6 Letters
4 Consonants
2 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use ambush as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Ambush
A 2 syllables noun and 6 letters with the letters a, b, h, m, s, and u, 4 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters bu. Ambush starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters a, am, amb, ambu, ambus, and the ending characters are h, sh, ush, bush, mbush, ..
Definition
The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Origin/Roots
Old French
School Grade
Ambush is set as a sat word that starts with a, ends with h, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 6 letters.
Scrabble
Is ambush a scrabble word? A 13 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Ambush in Pig Latin is said as "ambushay or ambushway".
Unigram
a | m | b | u | s | h
Bigram
am | mb | bu | us | sh
Trigram
amb | mbu | bus | ush
Quadrigram
ambu | mbus | bush
Word Gram
Noun Examples
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Verb Examples
wait in hiding to attack
hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Ambush"

There are 423 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to ambush.

SynonymDefinition
Advancethe act of moving forward toward a goal
Allurethe power to entice or attract through personal charm
Allurementthe act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)
Amazebe a mystery or bewildering to
"This beats me!"
"Got me--I don''t know the answer!"
"a vexing problem"
"This question really stuck me"
Ambuscadethe act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Ambushthe act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Ambushment
Apprehensionthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Arch(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
Archwaya passageway under an arch

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from ambush.

Anagram Definition
Ambushthe act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

View English words with the unique letters used in ambush. Words With The Letters Abhmsu

Derives

Ambush derives from 8 words.

Word Definition
Ambuscadethe act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Ambushthe act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Bushwhackwait in hiding to attack
Lie In Wait
Lurkwait in hiding to attack
Scupperdrain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
Still Hunt
Waylaywait in hiding to attack

Hypernyms

Ambush has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Coup De Main
Surprise Attack

Hyponyms

There are 1 hyponyms for ambush

Word Definition
Dry Gulching

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word ambush.

Is ambush a scrabble word or can you use ambush in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 1034767 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 526869 games. This 6 letter 13 point scrabble word can be rearranged 720 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, b, h, m, s, and u? There's 1 with 8 letters or less with the letters a, b, h, m, s, and u. Here is a list of 1 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Ambush (6 letters) 13 15 ambush





     

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