persecute

VERB /pɜrsə,kjut/

9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

persecute is a valid 9-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

P3E1R1S1E1C3U1T1E1

3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39

MEANING

What does persecute mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE

Cause to suffer.

“Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

NARROWER