rescue

/rɛskju/ nounverb

6 letters2 syllables8 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS3

NOUN

1

Recovery or preservation from loss or danger.

VERB

1

Free from harm or evil.

2

Take forcibly from legal custody.

“rescue prisoners”

WORD FORMS

Related formrescuer

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®8 points

Words With Friends®10 points

Double word16 points

Triple word24 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinescueray

Starts & ends withR … E

Syllablesres · cue

SYNONYMS & RELATED5

deliverance delivery saving deliver rescuer

SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS

creuse8 recuse8 ceruse8 cereus8 secure8

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