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Blackmail

Scrabble:19 ptsWWF:24 pts9 letters
Definition of Blackmail

noun

  1. The extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure.
  2. A form of protection money (or corn, cattle, etc.) anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to the allies of robbers in order to be spared from pillage.
  3. Black rent, or rent paid in corn, meat, or the lowest coin, as opposed to white rent, which was paid in silver.
  4. Compromising material that can be used to extort someone, dirt.

verb

  1. To extort money or favors from (a person) by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, such as injury to reputation, distress of mind, false accusation, etc.

    "He blackmailed a businesswoman by threatening to expose an alleged fraud."

  2. (Kenya) To speak ill of someone; to defame someone.
Anagrams of Blackmail

No exact anagrams found for "blackmail". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "blackmail" and rearranging:

+sblackmails
Related Word Patterns
BL...Words starting with "bl"...ILWords ending with "il"All 9-letter wordsUnscramble "blackmail"
Letter Values
b3
l1
a1
c3
k5
m3
a1
i1
l1

Total: 19 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Blackmail
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Related 9-Letter Words
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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Blackmail"

Blackmail is a 9-letter word that scores 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Blackmail" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "blackmail" is a high-scoring word.