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Is EXTORTION a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list EXTORTION 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
16179

What does EXTORTION mean?

  1. nounan exorbitant charge
  2. noununjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)
  3. nounthe felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)

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

FAQ

Is EXTORTION a Scrabble word?

EXTORTION 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 EXTORTION worth?

EXTORTION is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does EXTORTION mean?

An exorbitant charge.