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Is clench a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word clench is a Scrabble US word. The word clench is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

C3L1E1N1C3H4

Is clench a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word clench is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

C3L1E1N1C3H4

Is clench a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word clench is a Words With Friends word. The word clench is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4L2E1N2C4H3

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6-letter words (1 found)

CLENCH,

4-letter words (1 found)

LECH,

3-letter words (4 found)

CEL,CHE,ECH,HEN,

2-letter words (6 found)

CH,EH,EL,EN,HE,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 13 words from clench according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of clench

clench

Etymology

From Middle English clenchen, from Old English clenċan (“to clinch; hold fast”), a variant of Old English clenġan (“to adhere; remain”), from Proto-Germanic *klangijaną, causative of *klinganą (“to stick; adhere”). Related to cling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klɛnt͡ʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛntʃ

Verb

clench (third-person singular simple present clenches, present participle clenching, simple past and past participle clenched) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. To grip or hold fast.
  2. To close tightly.

Usage notes

  • In the vast majority of instances, this verb describes the action of a human or animal body part, usually the hand, fingers, fist, claws, jaw, teeth, buttocks, or anus. While such body parts may be said to clench another object, such as a knife clenched in the teeth, it is rare to suggest that an inanimate object such as a vise is itself engaged in clenching. In these cases, a synonym such as clamp, clasp, squeeze, or constrict would be more idiomatic.

Synonyms

  • (grip or hold tightly): clasp, clutch, grip; See also Thesaurus:grasp

Antonyms

  • unclench

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Noun

clench (plural clenches)

  1. A tight grip.
  2. (engineering) A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings.
  3. A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion.
  4. (archaic) A pun

Translations

References

  • “clench”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “clench”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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