“CLENCHER” is a valid word. — 15 points Scrabble

clencha small slip noose made with seizing
lecherman with strong sexual desires
crechea hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
crenelone of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)

cheera cry or shout of approval
hence(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
leechcarnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
creela wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish
reccereconnaissance (by shortening)

herethe present location; this place
heelthe bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
reela roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
leera facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
lechman with strong sexual desires
hern
herl
cerethe fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds
lehr
ernebulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
eche

her
leeUnited States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
henadult female chicken
ere
cee
eelthe fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
rec
nee(meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
ree
ernbulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
cel

hea very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
eh
era trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
rea rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
elangular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
enhalf the width of an em
nea colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

CLENCHER