extortion
Extortion can refer to the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence), unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority), or an exorbitant charge.
Length
9
Scrabble
16
WWF
17
Starts
EX
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “EXTORTION” Mean?
/ɪkˈstɔːʃn/
extortion has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesan exorbitant charge
unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)
“the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty”
the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
an exorbitant charge
Length
9 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
E, X, T, O, R, T, I, O, N
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★EXTORTION can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EXTORTION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆EXTORTION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
X
Letter Pattern
ABCDECFDG
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
EX, XT, TO, OR, RT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
EXT, XTO, TOR, ORT, RTI, TIO, ION
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