robbery
The act or practice of robbing.
Noun 2 meanings
The act or practice of robbing.
The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.
Etymology
From Middle English robberie, robry, roberie, from Old French roberie, from the verb rober (“to steal; to pillage”) + -ie. Ultimately from unattested Frankish *raubōn. By surface analysis, rob + -ery. Compare Dutch roverij (“robbery”), Norwegian Bokmål røveri (“robbery”), German Räuberei (“robbery, banditry”).
ROBBERY at a glance
ROBBERY has 7 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (R 1 + O 1 + B 3 + B 3 + E 1 + R 1 + Y 4) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,378 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with robbery
All rhymesOne letter away
- ROBBERS11
- RUBBERY14
- JOBBERY21
- BOBBERY16
- YOBBERY17
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