CLENCH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CLENCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLENCH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLENCH is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLENCH
No single letter turns CLENCH into another word.
How CLENCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CLENCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What stands out about CLENCH
- CLENCH gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CLENCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To close or squeeze something tightly, such as a fist, the teeth or a grip.
People clench their fists in anger, their jaws in effort and their muscles in pain, so the verb often signals strong feeling. It is also a noun for the tight grip itself. Clench is close in sound and meaning to clinch, and the two were once one word; today clench keeps the physical sense of squeezing shut, while clinch moved toward settling a matter.
How CLENCH is used
Common verb; typical objects are fist, teeth, jaw and hand.
- Try not to clench your teeth while you sleep.
- He would clench his fists whenever the subject came up.
- She had to clench the rail to keep her balance.
- The cold made him clench his hands inside his pockets.
- You clench the jaw when you are determined.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLENCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLENCH
5 longer words begin with CLENCH.
Shorter words from the letters in CLENCH
Common questions about CLENCH
- Is CLENCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLENCH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLENCH worth?
- CLENCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLENCH mean?
- To close or squeeze something tightly, such as a fist, the teeth or a grip.
- What letters can be added to CLENCH?
- No single letter can be added to CLENCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CLENCH:
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