UNCLAMP is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. UNCLAMP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNCLAMP?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNCLAMP is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNCLAMP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unclampsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNCLAMP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNCLAMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does UNCLAMP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To free something from a clamp or remove a clamp from it.
Woodworkers unclamp a glued joint once it has set, and doctors may unclamp a vessel after surgery. The verb is plain and literal, naming a physical release. It may also be used of a jaw or hand that relaxes its grip.
How UNCLAMP is used
Used for taking off a clamp or loosening a tight hold.
- Wait an hour before you unclamp the board.
- The surgeon asked the nurse to unclamp the tube.
- He had to unclamp his fingers from the rail one by one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNCLAMP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNCLAMP
3 longer words begin with UNCLAMP.
Shorter words from the letters in UNCLAMP
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Common questions about UNCLAMP
- Is UNCLAMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNCLAMP, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNCLAMP worth?
- UNCLAMP is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNCLAMP mean?
- To free something from a clamp or remove a clamp from it.
- What letters can be added to UNCLAMP?
- UNCLAMP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNCLAMP:
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