wrest

/rɛst/ verb
5 letters1 syllable8 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
VERB
1

Obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically.

“wrest the knife from his hands”

“wrest a meaning from the old text”

WORD FORMS
Related formwrester
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinestwray
Starts & ends withW … T
Syllableswrest
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SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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