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Claims

Q: What does claims mean?

claims is the plural and third-person singular form of claim, which means “an assertion of a right (as to money or property)”. It has 11 meanings in total, listed above.

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About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of claim

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does claims mean?

noun

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
“his claim asked for damages”
an assertion that something is true or factual
“his claim that he was innocent”
demand for something as rightful or due
“they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day”
an informal right to something
“his claim on her attentions”
Synonymstitle
an established or recognized right
“a strong legal claim to the property”
Synonymstitle
a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
Synonymscall

verb

assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
“He claimed that he killed the burglar”
demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
“He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter”
Synonymslay claimarrogate
ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
“They claimed on the maximum allowable amount”
lay claim to; as of an idea
“She took credit for the whole idea”
Synonymstake
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
“the accident claimed three lives”
Synonymstake exact

Definitions shown for claim, the base form of claims.

Is CLAIMS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is CLAIMS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts

c ₃l ₁a ₁i ₁m ₃s ₁

Words With Friends

13 pts

c ₄l ₂a ₁i ₁m ₄s ₁

Wordfeud

11 pts

c ₄l ₁a ₁i ₁m ₃s ₁

NYT Crossplay

11 pts

c ₃l ₂a ₁i ₁m ₃s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CLAIMS

Best shorter words top 30 of 77

calms 9 camis 9 claim 9 clams 9 malic 9 micas 9 sclim 9 calm 8 cams 8 clam 8 macs 8 mica 8 mics 8 scam 8 cam 7 laics 7 limas 7 mac 7 mails 7 malis 7 mic 7 salic 7 salmi 7 scail 7 aims 6 alms 6 amis 6 asci 6 lacs 6 laic 6

See all 77 words made from CLAIMS

Words that end like CLAIMS

Common words that share the ending -AIMS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

aims maims acclaims exclaims reclaims disclaims proclaims

All words ending in -AIMS

Claims: quick answers

Is CLAIMS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. CLAIMS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.

How many points is CLAIMS worth?

CLAIMS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does claims mean?

claims is the plural and third-person singular form of claim, which means “an assertion of a right (as to money or property)”. It has 11 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in CLAIMS?

You can make 77 shorter words from CLAIMS, such as CALMS, CAMIS, CLAIM, CLAMS. See the full list.