Definitions For Extortion

noun

  • The felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
  • Unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)
  • An exorbitant charge
  • The crime of getting money from someone by the use of force or threats

Is Extortion a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
17

The word Extortion is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Extortion in a Sentence

  • He was arrested and charged with extortion.
  • Six dollars for a cup of coffee is just plain extortion

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