Arrests

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of arrest, meaning to take someone into legal custody or to stop something from progressing.

“The officer arrests anyone found trespassing on the protected site.”

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Synonyms

detainsapprehendsseizes halts stops

Antonyms

releases freesliberates

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in STS which is an unusual consonant cluster for Wordle, double R near the start

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points, useful for blocking positions with its double-R, double-S structure

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “arrests”.

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