racketeer
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
/ˌɹækɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/
Definition of racketeer
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- One who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loan sharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.
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noun
- One who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loan sharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.
- One who instigates or has involvement with a racket.
verb
- to carry out illegal business activities or criminal schemes.
- to commit crimes systematically as part of a criminal organization.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From racket + -eer.
Words you can make from racketeer
123 playable · top: RETRACK (13 pts)
Best play retrack 13 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
8 words6-letter words
18 words5-letter words
24 words4-letter words
31 words- CAKE 10 pts
- CARK 10 pts
- RACK 10 pts
- RECK 10 pts
- TACK 10 pts
- AKEE 8 pts
- KART 8 pts
- KEET 8 pts
- KETA 8 pts
- RAKE 8 pts
- REEK 8 pts
- TAKE 8 pts
- TEAK 8 pts
- TREK 8 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CARR 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- RARE 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- REAR 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
31 words- ACK 9 pts
- ARK 7 pts
- EEK 7 pts
- EKE 7 pts
- KAE 7 pts
- KAT 7 pts
- KEA 7 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERR 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
2-letter words
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