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HANDCUFF

8 letters, 20 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What HANDCUFF Means

  1. noun: shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
  2. verb: confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs“The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

HANDCUFF is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as H4 A1 N1 D2 C3 U1 F4 F4.

Words Made From The Letters In HANDCUFF

59 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.

6 letter words (1)

5 letter words (8)

4 letter words (18)

3 letter words (21)

2 letter words (11)

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