Garotte

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A device formerly used to execute condemned persons by strangulation or breaking of the neck.

“The museum displayed a garotte alongside other instruments of historical punishment.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

ga·rotte

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Synonyms

garrotegarrottescrag

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double T near the end, the -OTE pattern and AU vowel sequence are distinctive

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, the double T is efficient for TT hooks, British spelling variant of GARROTE

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gavotte

Words you can make from Garotte

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