extort
/ɪk'stɔrt/
verb
6 letters2 syllables13 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
VERB
1
Get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner.
2
Obtain by coercion or intimidation.
“They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss”
3
Obtain through intimidation.
WORD FORMS
Related formextortion
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinextortway
Starts & ends withE … T
Syllablesex · tort
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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