clamp
NOUNVERB
/klæmp/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH C
clamp is a valid 5-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3L1A1M3P3
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does clamp mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Fasten or fix with a clamp.
“clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened”
BROADER
2
Impose or inflict forcefully.
“The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital”
BROADER