extort
VERB
/ɪk'stɔrt/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
extort is a valid 6-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1X8T1O1R1T1
1 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does extort mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner.
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2
Obtain by coercion or intimidation.
“They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss”
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3
Obtain through intimidation.
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