What does CLUTCH mean?

Pronunciation
/klʌtʃ/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
16
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. the act of grasping“he released his clasp on my arm”
  2. a tense critical situation“he is a good man in the clutch”
  3. a number of birds hatched at the same time
  4. a collection of things or persons to be handled together
  5. a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
  6. a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism“he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other”
  7. a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism“this year's model has an improved clutch”

verb

  1. take hold of; grab“The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

clutched16clutching17

Anagrams of CLUTCH

cultch13

Words inside CLUTCH

7 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

culch12cutch12cult6 cut5 hut6 uh5ut2

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Questions

Is CLUTCH a valid word in word games?

CLUTCH is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is CLUTCH worth?

CLUTCH is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 16 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CLUTCH?

7 other words, including CUT, UH, CULT and HUT.