Wrest

/ɹɛst/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters

Definition of Wrest

noun

The act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.
A key to tune a stringed instrument.
Active or motive power.
Short for saw wrest; a saw set.

verb

To pull or twist violently.
To obtain by pulling or violent force.
"He wrested the remote control from my grasp and changed the channel."
To seize.
To distort, to pervert, to twist.
To tune with a wrest, or key.

Anagrams of Wrest

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

19 words can be made from the letters in "wrest":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

erst rest rets stew tews tres wert west wets

3-LETTER WORDS

ers res ret ser set sew tew wet

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+arawest tawers waster waters

+erewets wester

+itwiers wriest writes

+otowers worset

+sstrews wrests

+ytwyers wryest

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

abiogenist ableist ablest abolitionist abortionist abreast abruptest absolutest absolutist abstractest abstractionist abstrusest absurdest absurdist accompanist+5 more

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