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prosecute

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Is prosecute a Scrabble word?

Yes, prosecute is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 13 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of prosecute?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive, law) To start criminal proceedings against.Examples: "to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot"; "To acquit themſelves and proſecute their foes"transitive

2. (transitive, law) To charge, try.Examples: "The Vigilante is prosecuted in Federal Court under a lynch bill and winds up in a Federal Nut House specially designed for the containment of ghosts […]"transitive

3. (transitive) To pursue something to the end.Examples: "to prosecute a scheme, hope, or an investigation"; "I am beloved of beauteous Hermia; / Why should not I, then, prosecute my right?"; "Nor do we believe that a country that prosecuted two wars in China in the 19th century to force the Chinese to accept opium imports has any moral right to lecture Asians on drugs."transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "prosecute"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "prosecute"?

Scrabble
13 points
P3
R1
O1
S1
E1
C3
U1
T1
E1
Words With Friends
16 points
P4
R1
O1
S1
E1
C4
U2
T1
E1

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