writhe

writhe is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring.
2. transitive verb. To wrest; to distort; to pervert.
3. transitive verb. To extort; to wring; to wrest.
4. intransitive verb. To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively.
5. verb. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

   "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"

   "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

   Synonyms: squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle

Synonyms

squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in writhe:

whiter, wither, wrihte

Common word forms

writhed, writher, writhes, writhing

Words from these letters

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