The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BLED which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2020.
Extorted crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BLED | 78 % | 4 |
| WRESTED | 11 % | 7 |
| WRUNG | 11 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Extorted
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wring
- rack
- gouge
- wring from
- bled
- extracted
- obtained
- raised
- extortion
- extorsion
- extortionary
- extortionist
Crossword Answer definitions
BLED verb- (of a person or animal) To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.
- To let or draw blood from.
- To take large amounts of money from.
- To steadily lose (something vital).
- (of an ink or dye) To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.
- To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.
- To bleed on; to make bloody.
- To show one's group loyalty by showing (its associated color) in one's blood.
- To lose sap, gum, or juice.
- To issue forth, or drop, like blood from an incision.
- (of a phonological rule) To destroy the environment where another phonological rule would have applied.
- (in parts of French North Africa) Hinterland, field.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result BLED
- Ran in the wash
- Ran, as colors
- Ran, as in the laundry
- Drained of resources
- Ran
- Needed styptic
- Ran under water?
- Extorted from
- Extorted money from
- Seeped
More clues leading to the result WRESTED
- Took by force
- Tore away (from)
- Taken.
- Extorted.
- Snatched.
- Usurped.
- Took by force.
- Gained with force
- Wrung
- Forced away (from)