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CHOKEHOLD

9 letters, 22 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What CHOKEHOLD Means

  1. noun: complete power over a person or situation“corporations have a stranglehold on the media”
  2. noun: a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind“he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CHOKEHOLD is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 22 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 H4 O1 K5 E1 H4 O1 L1 D2.

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