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CLAW

4 letters, 9 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What CLAW Means

  1. noun: sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
  2. noun: a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
  3. verb: move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging“They clawed their way to the top of the mountain”
  4. verb: clutch as if in panic“She clawed the doorknob”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CLAW is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 L1 A1 W4.

Words Made From The Letters In CLAW

7 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.

3 letter words (4)

2 letter words (3)

Longer Words Containing CLAW

CLAW appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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