Definitions For Clutch

noun

  • The act of grasping
  • A coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
  • A pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
  • A woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
  • A collection of things or persons to be handled together
  • A number of birds hatched at the same time
  • A tense critical situation
  • Happening during a very important or critical time especially in a sports competition
  • Able to perform well in a very important or critical situation especially in a sports competition

verb

  • Affect
  • Take hold of; grab
  • Hold firmly, usually with one's hands
  • To hold onto (someone or something) tightly with your hand
  • To try to hold onto someone or something by reaching with your hand

Is Clutches 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
15
Words with Friends
18

The word Clutch is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Clutch in a Sentence

  • I had to clutch the counter to keep from falling.
  • The child clutched her mother's hand firmly.
  • He had a book clutched in his hand.
  • She scored a clutch basket.

Synonyms for Clutch

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