The Clue
Extorted (5 letter answer)
The Answer
WRUNG
Tags
Notes
The answer WRUNG is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Contorted
Twisted
Squeezed a wet rag
Definition
WRING as a verb:
1. (contort, deform, distort, wring) = twist and press out of shape
2. (wring, wrench) = twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"
3. (extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring) = obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
4. twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"