Abatis

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A military defensive barrier formed from felled or living trees with their sharpened branches directed towards the enemy, sometimes reinforced with barbed wire.

“The engineers constructed an abatis along the ridge to impede the enemy's advance.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

ab·a·tis

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Synonyms

obstacle

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Wordle

Three vowels (A-A-I), unusual -TIS ending, six letters with no doubled letters

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Scrabble

Contains BAIT as a subset, the -IS ending hooks with many letters to extend plays

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abates

Words you can make from Abatis

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absit baits basat basta basti batis sabia satai staab staia tabis abas abit absi aias aits asia asta atis baas bais bait bast bats

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “abatis”.

abattis abstain arabist

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