Convict
7 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
To formally find or declare someone guilty of a criminal offence following a legal trial.
“The jury took only two hours to convict the defendant on all three counts.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈkɒnvɪkt/
Syllables
con·vict
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Wordle
Contains V and C, both scoring letters. Ends in -ICT, shared with STRICT and DISTRICT. A useful pattern to know.
Scrabble
Worth 14 points. The V adds 4 points. CONVICTS and CONVICTED are standard extensions for longer plays.
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