Definitions For Handcuff

noun

  • Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
  • To put handcuffs on (someone)

verb

  • Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs

Is Handcuffs 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
21
Words with Friends
23

The word Handcuff is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Handcuff in a Sentence

  • The man reluctantly held out his wrists so the policeman could snap on handcuffs
  • Wanted to take the trip, but was handcuffed by her responsibility to watch her ailing father
  • The fear that the new mandatory, standardized tests will handcuff the state's teachers, who will have to specifically tailor their lesson plans for the test

Synonyms for Handcuff

Antonyms for Handcuffs

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