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Is coerce a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word coerce is a Scrabble US word. The word coerce is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

C3O1E1R1C3E1

Is coerce a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word coerce is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

C3O1E1R1C3E1

Is coerce a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word coerce is a Words With Friends word. The word coerce is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4O1E1R1C4E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

COERCE,

5-letter words (3 found)

CEROC,RECCE,RECCO,

4-letter words (7 found)

CERE,CERO,CORE,CREE,CROC,ECCE,ECCO,

3-letter words (11 found)

CEE,COR,ECO,ERE,ORC,ORE,REC,REE,REO,ROC,ROE,

2-letter words (5 found)

EE,ER,OE,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 28 words from coerce according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of coerce

coerce

Etymology

From Latin coercere (“to surround, encompass, restrain, control, curb”), from co- (“together”) + arcere (“to inclose, confine, keep off”); see arcade, arcane, ark.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /koʊˈɝs/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəʊˈɜːs/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s

Verb

coerce (third-person singular simple present coerces, present participle coercing, simple past and past participle coerced)

  1. (transitive) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
  2. (transitive) To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
  3. (transitive, computing) To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

Synonyms

  • compel
  • bully
  • dragoon

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Further reading

  • “coerce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “coerce”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

coercē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of coerceō

Spanish

Verb

coerce

  1. inflection of coercer:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org