What CLENCHES Means
CLENCHES is a form of CLENCH, which means:
- noun: a small slip noose made with seizing
- noun: the act of grasping“he released his clasp on my arm”
- verb: hold in a tight grasp“clench a steering wheel”
- verb: squeeze together tightly“clench one's jaw”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
CLENCHES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 L1 E1 N1 C3 H4 E1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In CLENCHES
70 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
7 letter words (1)
6 letter words (5)
5 letter words (11)
4 letter words (24)
3 letter words (20)
2 letter words (9)
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