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Is ARREST a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list ARREST is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
666

What does ARREST mean?

  1. verbtake into custody
  2. nounthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
  3. verbhold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for ARREST

Add a letter to make a new word: ARRESTS.

Anagrams of ARREST

Words inside ARREST

See all 73 words you can make from ARREST

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up ARREST in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is ARREST a Scrabble word?

ARREST is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is ARREST worth?

ARREST is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does ARREST mean?

Take into custody.