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CLUTCHING

9 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What CLUTCHING Means

CLUTCHING is a form of CLUTCH, which means:

  1. noun: the act of grasping“he released his clasp on my arm”
  2. noun: a tense critical situation“he is a good man in the clutch”
  3. verb: take into your hands deliberately“The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter”
  4. verb: hold firmly, usually with one's hands“She clutched my arm when she got scared”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CLUTCHING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 L1 U1 T1 C3 H4 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In CLUTCHING

125 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 (13)

5 letter words (25)

4 letter words (36)

3 letter words (37)

2 letter words (13)

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