amerce

Verb

Verb Forms: amerced, amercing, amerces

To punish by imposing a fine.
punish with an arbitrary penalty
punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court
To impose a fine on; to fine.
To punish; to make an exaction.

Examples

The app will AMERCE you a turn if you try to play a phony word.

Origin / Etymology

From Anglo-Norman amercier, from Old French a (“at”) + merci (“mercy”), thus “at the mercy of”.

Scrabble Score: 10

amerce: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
amerce: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
amerce: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

amerce: valid Words With Friends Word