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Bribes

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of bribe, referring to payments or gifts offered to corrupt the judgement or actions of a person in a position of trust.

The investigation uncovered a network of bribes paid to local planning officials.

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kickbacksbackhandersinducements

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The B appears at both the start and near the end, ends in -ES which is a common six-letter pattern

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Requires two B tiles worth 3 points each, the S extends BRIBE and opens new hook positions

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