Duelled

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of duel: fought a formal armed contest between two people to resolve a dispute of honour.

“The two officers duelled at sunrise outside the city walls, and both walked away with only minor injuries.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

du·elled

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Synonyms

fought clashedcontestedcombated

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Wordle

Ends in LLED with double L. Contains UE. The UK double-L spelling distinguishes it from the US dueled.

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points. The double L uses two tiles. British spelling valid in international Scrabble dictionaries.

Words Related to Duelled

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “duelled” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

dueller dwelled fuelled

Words you can make from Duelled

Shorter words formed from the letters in “duelled”.

delude dueled dulled eluded deled elude lludd udell deed dele dell deul dude duel dull elle elul lede leed

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