Ransom
/ˈɹænsəm/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters
Definition of Ransom
noun
- Money paid for the freeing of a hostage.
"They were held for two million dollars ransom."
- The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration.
"prisoners hopeless of ransom"
- A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.
verb
- (14th century) To deliver, especially in context of sin or relevant penalties.
- To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
"to ransom prisoners from an enemy"
- To exact a ransom for, or a payment on.
"Such lands as he had rule of he ransomed them so grievously, and would tax the men two or three times in a year. — Berners."
Anagrams of Ransom
Letter Values
r1
a1
n1
s1
o1
m3
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Ransom
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 "Ransom"
Ransom is a 6-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "ransom" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.
Using "Ransom" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "ransom" is a low-scoring word.