arrest

VERBNOUN /ə'rɛst/

6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

arrest is a valid 6-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

A1R1R1E1S1T1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18

MEANING

What does arrest mean?

VERB · 4 SENSES

Take into custody.

SYNONYMS

BROADER

SEIZE PREHEND CLUTCH

Cause to stop.

SYNONYMS

HALT HOLD

BROADER

STOP

ARRESTER

Attract and fix.

SYNONYMS

CATCH GET

BROADER

PULL DRAW IN DRAW PULL IN ATTRACT

Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.

SYNONYMS

CHECK CONTAIN HOLD BACK STOP TURN BACK

BROADER

DEFEND

NARROWER

CUT DOWN CUT OUT

NOUN · 2 SENSES

The state of inactivity following an interruption.

“the negotiations were in arrest”

SYNONYMS

CHECK HALT HITCH STAY STOP STOPPAGE

BROADER

INACTIVITY INACTION INACTIVENESS

NARROWER

COUNTERCHECK LOGJAM

The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal).

SYNONYMS

APPREHENSION CATCH COLLAR PINCH TAKING INTO CUSTODY

BROADER

SEIZURE CAPTURE GAINING CONTROL

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of arrest

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

TERRAS6 RAREST6 STARER6 SARTRE6 RASTER6 RATERS6 TARRES6

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