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Arrests

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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of arrest

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does arrests mean?

noun

  1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

    “the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar”

    Synonymsapprehensioncatchcollarpinchtaking into custody

  2. the state of inactivity following an interruption

    “the negotiations were in arrest”

    Synonymscheckhalthitchstaystop

verb

  1. take into custody

    “the police nabbed the suspected criminals”

    Synonymscollarnailapprehendpick upnab

  2. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

    “Arrest the downward trend”

    Synonymscheckturn backstopcontainhold back

  3. attract and fix

    “His look caught her”

    Synonymscatchget

  4. cause to stop

    “Halt the engines”

    Synonymshalthold

Definitions shown for arrest, the base form of arrests.

Is ARRESTS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ARRESTS worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
a 1r 1r 1e 1s 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

7 pts
a 1r 1r 1e 1s 1t 1s 1

Wordfeud

7 pts
a 1r 1r 1e 1s 1t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
a 1r 1r 1e 1s 1t 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ARRESTS

Anagrams 2

rastersstarers

Words that end like ARRESTS

Common words that share the ending -ESTS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ESTS

Arrests: quick answers

Is ARRESTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ARRESTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ARRESTS worth?
ARRESTS scores 7 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does arrests mean?
arrests is the plural and third-person singular form of arrest, which means “the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ARRESTS?
You can make 137 shorter words from ARRESTS, such as ARREST, ARRETS, ASSERT, ASTERS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ARRESTS?
ARRESTS rearranges into RASTERS, STARERS.