reclaim
VERB
/ri'kleɪm/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
reclaim is a valid 7-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
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R1E1C3L1A1I1M3
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does reclaim mean?
VERB · 5 SENSES
1
Bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one.
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2
Overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable.
“reclaim falcons”
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3
Claim back.
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4
Reuse (materials from waste products).
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5
Make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state.
“The people reclaimed the marshes”
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