ransack

Meanings

Plural: ransacks

Verb

steal goods; take as spoils
search thoroughly
To loot or pillage.
To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.
To examine carefully; to investigate.
To violate; to ravish; to deflower.

Noun

Eager search.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ransaken, from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann (“house”) + saka (“search”); probably influenced by sack. Compare Danish ransage, Swedish rannsaka.

Synonyms

comb, despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, reave, rifle, sack, strip

Scrabble Score: 13

ransack is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ransack is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ransack is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

ransack is a valid Words With Friends word