beleaguer

beleaguer is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade.
2. verb. surround so as to force to give up

   "The Turks besieged Vienna"

   Synonyms: besiege, circumvent, surround

3. verb. annoy persistently

   "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

   Synonyms: badger, bug, pester, tease

Synonyms

besiege, circumvent, surround, badger, bug, pester, tease

Common word forms

beleaguers, beleaguered, beleaguerer, beleaguering, beleaguerment

Words from these letters

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