Dragnet

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

An organised system of coordinated measures used by authorities to apprehend criminals or other individuals.

“Police set up a dragnet across the county following the prison escape.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

drag·net

Related Words

Synonyms

trawl

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Wordle

Starts with DRAG and ends in -NET, all seven letters are distinct.

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Scrabble

No repeated letters and none very high-value, a solid 7-letter Scrabble play.

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Anagrams of Dragnet

Words that use exactly the same letters as “dragnet”.

granted

Words you can make from Dragnet

Shorter words formed from the letters in “dragnet”.

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