wrest

1. Music A small tuning key for the wrest pins of a stringed instrument.

2. The act of wresting.

3. The action of.

4. A key or wrench used for turning pins in a stringed instrument (as a piano).

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1. To pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements.

2. To gain with difficulty by or as if by force, violence, or determined labor.

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1. To distort or twist the nature or meaning of: wrested the words out of context.

2. To divert to an improper use; misapply.

3. To extract by or as if by force, twisting, or persistent effort; wring: wrest the meaning from an obscure poem.

4. To obtain by or as if by pulling with violent twisting movements: wrested the book out of his hands; wrested the islands from the settlers.

5. To usurp forcefully: wrested power from the monarchy.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
strew	8	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
es	2
et	2
ew	5
we	5
re	2
te	2
er	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
sew	6
wet	6
tew	6
tes	3
set	3
ser	3
ret	3
res	3
est	3
ers	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
rets	4
rest	4
stew	7
erst	4
tews	7
wert	7
west	7
wets	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
strew	8
trews	8
wrest	8