Ransom is valid Scrabble Word

Is ransom a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
Official Tournament and Club Word List YES
Collins Scrabble Words YES
Is ransom valid Words with Friends?
Words with Friends YES

6 letters word
8 points in Scrabble
10 points in WWF

Definitions for RANSOM in dictionary:

VERB:

to pay a price for redemption from captivity
obtain the release of (a captive) by paying a ransom
hold (a captive) and demand a ransom for their release
release (a captive) after receiving a ransom
exchange or buy back for money; under threat
pay money to obtain the release of a captive

NOUN:

a sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive
the holding or freeing of a captive in return for payment of a ransom
money demanded for the release of a kidnapped person
The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration; redemption; as, prisoners hopeless of ransom.

The money or price paid for the redemption of a prisoner, or for goods captured by an enemy; payment for freedom from restraint, penalty, or forfeit.
A sum paid for the pardon of some great offense and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.
To redeem from captivity, servitude, punishment, or forfeit, by paying a price; to buy out of servitude or penalty; to rescue; to deliver; as, to ransom prisoners from an enemy.
To exact a ransom for, or a payment on.
money demanded for the return of a captured person
payment for the release of someone
the act of freeing from captivity or punishment

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

to obtain the release of by paying a demanded price

Words related to RANSOM

ransomed11 ransomer10 ransomers11 ransoming12 ransomless12 ransoms9

Words that contain RANSOM

ransoms9 transom9 ransomed11 ransomer10 transoms10 ransomers11 ransoming12 transomed12 ransomable14 ransomless12 ransomware15 unransomed13 ransomwares16

How to use RANSOM in a sentence

But Mildred thought he had fainted, and, raising the window, called loudly for Lucy Ransom, the only female domestic then in the house.
Kinloch was surprised at finding that neither Hugh nor Mildred, nor yet Lucy Ransom, was in the house.
The victor had the good sense and moderation to spare his prisoners, and set them free without ransom.
When they had come to terrible distress, they offered to ransom their city.
The frightened Trojan flung himself on his knees, and begged them to spare his life, promising that his father, who was rich, would pay a high ransom.
They also kill and devour such strangers caught amongst them as cannot pay a ransom.
It will be better for you to avoid saying any thing which may either increase or lessen their hopes of ransom.
The ransom of prisoners being a case not existing when our powers were prepared, no provision had been made for it.
The ransom of the captives is next to be considered.
If your ransom does not appear by midnight you will be taken away.

In a few days they reached the Bosphorus, and Candide began by paying a very high ransom for Cacambo.
Ransom Kehler is expected to reach Haifa in about 3 weeks and Shoghi Effendi will hear the report of her journey from herself.
The total ransom offered by Atahualpa had not been brought in, but the impatient Spaniards had divided the spoil without waiting for the whole, and the Inca demanded his freedom.
From there they were sent in a ship to Porto Bello, a neighboring coast town, Morgan threatening that place with destruction unless a heavy ransom was sent him.
Ransom had suddenly made between Olive Chancellor, who was related to him by blood, and herself, who had never been related to him in any way whatever.
Ransom during a flying visit he had made to Boston.
But Ransom had already, by muscular force, wrenched her away, and was hurrying her out, leaving Mrs.
When the two came up, he cried, and said that his father was a rich man, who would pay much gold, and bronze, and iron for his ransom.
They learned there was no prospect of getting the ransom.
While Daisy reflected with sorrow on the state of mind sure to be produced now both in Ransom and Mrs.
Ransom went off to school the next day, as his father had promised.
I assured him it was useless writing on these terms, and unless our ransom was speedily settled, the English fleet would sail, and render our enlargement altogether ineffectual.
Delighted to see you again, and to be no longer at Rueil, where you and your damned companions made me pay ransom.
They admired him for it, treated him civilly, and exacted no other ransom from him than the lessons he gave them for some time in that game.
When all men come to a knowledge of this fact and all the obedient ones have profited by the value of the ransom sacrifice, there will be great rejoicing amongst the human race.
Unless this was done, the ransom would be of no avail and there would be no purchase of the human race from death and its results.
The enemy gave him his freedom on account of his good reputation, and trusted him for his ransom.
I minded that when Dalfin had offered ransom for both of us how Asbiorn had said that the Irish shore was not open to him.
So he made answer, promising the ransom, but explaining that he for his part could send no hostage.
He was carried off in great triumph, and, though he offered a large ransom for his life, he was put to death.

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