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Definition of wrest

"wrest" in the verb sense

1. wrest

obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically

"wrest the knife from his hands"

"wrest a meaning from the old text"

"wrest power from the old government"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for wrest

Fortune, like a coy mistress, loves to yield her favors, though she makes us wrest them from her. [ Bovee ]

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wrest in Scrabble®

The word wrest is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters wrest:

STREW
(36)
WREST
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wrest in Words With Friends™

The word wrest is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters wrest:

WREST
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STREW
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Words containing the sequence wrest

Words that start with wrest (12 words)

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Words with wrest in them (5 words)

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Words that end with wrest (1 word)

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Word Growth involving wrest

Shorter words in wrest

re rest

Longer words containing wrest

wrested

wrester wresters

wresting

wrestle outwrestle outwrestled

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wrestle wrestled outwrestled

wrestle wrestler wrestlers

wrestle wrestles outwrestles

wrestling outwrestling

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