Is CLINCHING a word?
CLINCHING is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 39 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, CLINCHING is a valid word.
What does clinching mean?
CLINCHING is an inflected form of clinch.
noun: (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
CLINCHING: word details
- Pronunciation: KLIHN-chihng (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 17 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 22 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside clinching
Words you can make from the letters of clinching.
Solve a whole rack, not just CLINCHING
CLINCHING is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does CLINCHING mean?
CLINCHING is an inflected form of clinch and is a noun. It means: (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily.
Is CLINCHING a valid word?
Yes, CLINCHING is a valid word. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.