The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SEIZE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2017.
Wrest crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SEIZE | 36 % | 5 |
| REND | 21 % | 4 |
| GRAB | 14 % | 4 |
| TEAR | 14 % | 4 |
| USURP | 7 % | 5 |
| EXTORT | 7 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wrest
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pull away
- force away
- pluck
- snatch
- tear
- rend
- seize
- uproot
- plunder
- extricate
- extract
- prise
Crossword Answer definitions
SEIZE verb- To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
- To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
- To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
- To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.
- To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line.
- To fasten, fix.
- To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon).
- To have a seizure.
- To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up.
- To submit for consideration to a deliberative body.
- (with of) To cause (an action or matter) to be or remain before (a certain judge or court).
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 SEIZE
- Take forcibly
- Afflict suddenly
- Grab
- Grasp forcibly
- Capture
- Apprehend
- Appropriate
- Take by force
- Confiscate
- Take control of
More clues leading to the result REND
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More clues leading to the result TEAR
- Eye drop
- Kind of gas
- Sorrowful drop
- Certain drop
- Eyedrop?
- Pull apart
- React to onion-slicing
- Rip apart
- Speed
- Dotted-line instruction
More clues leading to the result USURP
- Appropriate
- Seize and hold
- Take by force
- Assume by force
- Commandeer
- Seize
- Ignore copyrights
- Stage a hostile takeover
- Preempt
- Seize, as the throne