wrest
VERB
/rɛst/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH W
wrest is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4R1E1S1T1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does wrest mean?
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically.
“wrest the knife from his hands”
“wrest a meaning from the old text”
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