constrain

1. To force by imposed stricture, restriction, or limitation.

2. To restrict the motion of (a mechanical body) to a particular mode.

3. To clasp tightly.

4. To secure by or as if by bonds .

5. To force or produce in an unnatural or strained manner .

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1. To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige: felt constrained to object. See Synonyms at force.

2. To inhibit or restrain; hold back: "Failing to control the growth of international debt will also constrain living standards” ( Ronald Brownstein).

3. To keep within close bounds; confine: a life that had been constrained by habit to the same few activities and friends.

4. To produce in a forced or inhibited manner.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
constrain	11	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ai	2
an	2
ar	2
as	2
at	2
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is	2
it	2
na	2
no	2
oi	2
on	2
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ta	2
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to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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trains	6
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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nonarts	7
onanist	7
racinos	9
rations	7
stannic	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
actinons	10
canonist	10
cantoris	10
carotins	10
contains	10
cortinas	10
sanction	10
sonantic	10

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
constrain	11
transonic	11