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CLINCHING

“CLINCHING” is a valid word.

17 Scrabble points
22 Words with Friends
9 letters

Definition

CLINCHING is a form of CLINCH

verb

  1. secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
  2. hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
  3. hold in a tight grasp

< 9-letter words: CLINCHING

8-letter words 1

7-letter words 3

6-letter words 4

  • clinica medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
  • lininga protective covering that protects an inside surface
  • clinch(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
  • lignina complex polymer; the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants

5-letter words 7

  • chiliground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
  • clingfruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
  • icingthe formation of frost or ice on a surface
  • cinchany undertaking that is easy to do
  • nihil(Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)
  • lichiChinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
  • lininan obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended

4-letter words 8

  • chinthe protruding part of the lower jaw
  • incha unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
  • lingwater chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
  • chicelegance by virtue of being fashionable
  • nighnot far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
  • linn
  • lich
  • hili(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ

3-letter words 9

  • inna hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
  • chithe circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
  • linUnited States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)
  • ginstrong liquor flavored with juniper berries
  • ich
  • nila quantity of no importance
  • hic
  • hinancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons
  • ghi

2-letter words 3

  • ina unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
  • hian expression of greeting
  • lia soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals