stranglehold
NOUN
/stræŋəl,hoʊld/
12 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
stranglehold is a valid 12-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1R1A1N1G2L1E1H4O1L1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does stranglehold mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Complete power over a person or situation.
“corporations have a stranglehold on the media”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of stranglehold
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