Definitions For Claim

noun

  • Demand for something as rightful or due
  • An informal right to something
  • An established or recognized right
  • An assertion of a right (as to money or property)
  • An assertion that something is true or factual
  • A demand especially in the phrase
  • A statement saying that something happened a certain way or will happen a certain way : a statement saying that something is true when some people may say it is not true
  • An official request for something (such as money) that is owed to you or that you believe is owed to you
  • A right to have something

verb

  • Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
  • Assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
  • Lay claim to; as of an idea
  • Ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
  • Demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
  • To say that (something) is true when some people may say it is not true
  • To say that you have (something)
  • To say that (something) belongs to you or that you deserve (something)

Is Claims a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
13

The word Claim is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Claim in a Sentence

  • He claims a connection to British royalty.
  • The organization claims 10,000 members.
  • The terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack.
  • She makes the claim that sea levels will actually go down.
  • He made false claims about his past job experience.
  • You'll need to file an insurance claim to pay for the damage.

Synonyms for Claim

Antonyms for Claims

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