Definition of prosecutes

"prosecutes" in the verb sense

1. prosecute

conduct a prosecution in a court of law

2. prosecute

bring a criminal action against (in a trial

"The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"

3. prosecute, engage, pursue

carry out or participate in an activity be involved in

"She pursued many activities"

"They engaged in a discussion"

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Quotations for prosecutes

The woman in us still prosecutes a deceit like that begun in the garden. [ Glanvill ]

prosecutes in Scrabble®

The word prosecutes is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters prosecutes:

PROSECUTES
(135)
PROSECUTES
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (53 words)

corpses, corsets, courses, cresset, escorts, espouse, estrous, oestrus, ousters, outsees, pectose, percuss, peruses, pesters, poetess, poseurs, posters, posture, pouters, precuts, presets, process, recoups, recuses, reposes, reposts, rescope, rescues, resects, respect, respots, resteps, scepter, sceptre, scouter, secrets, sectors, secures, sources, sourest, specter, spectre, spouter, sprouts, spruces, stereos, stupers, stupors, sucrose, suspect, toruses, toupees, troupes

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word prosecutes

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In prosecutes

PROSECUTES
(135)
PROSECUTES
(135)
PROCESS
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PECTOSE
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prosecutes in Words With Friends™

The word prosecutes is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters prosecutes:

PROSECUTES
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (53 words)

corpses, corsets, courses, cresset, escorts, espouse, estrous, oestrus, ousters, outsees, pectose, percuss, peruses, pesters, poetess, poseurs, posters, posture, pouters, precuts, presets, process, recoups, recuses, reposes, reposts, rescope, rescues, resects, respect, respots, resteps, scepter, sceptre, scouter, secrets, sectors, secures, sources, sourest, specter, spectre, spouter, sprouts, spruces, stereos, stupers, stupors, sucrose, suspect, toruses, toupees, troupes

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word prosecutes

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(243)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In prosecutes

PROSECUTES
(243)
PROSECUTES
(207)
PROSECUTES
(126)
SUSPECT
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RESCOPE
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PECTOSE
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Words within the letters of prosecutes

2 letter words in prosecutes (8 words)

9 letter words in prosecutes (3 words)

10 letter words in prosecutes (1 word)

prosecutes + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence prosecutes

Words that start with prosecutes (1 word)

Words with prosecutes in them (1 word)

Words that end with prosecutes (2 words)

Word Growth involving prosecutes

Shorter words in prosecutes

cut cute prosecute

os pros prose prosecute

os rose prose prosecute

Longer words containing prosecutes

reprosecutes