strangulate
VERB
/stræŋɡjə,leɪt/
11 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
strangulate is a valid 11-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1R1A1N1G2U1L1A1T1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does strangulate mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air.
“he tried to strangulate his opponent”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
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2
Become constricted.
“The hernia will strangulate”
BROADER
3
Constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air.
BROADER
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