extinguish
VERB
/ɪk'stɪŋgwɪʃ/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
extinguish is a valid 10-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1X8T1I1N1G2U1I1S1H4
1 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING
What does extinguish mean?
VERB · 5 SENSES
1
Extinguish by crushing.
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2
Kill in large numbers.
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3
Put an end to; kill.
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4
Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights.
“Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained”
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5
Terminate, end, or take out.
“Socialism extinguished these archaic customs”
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