Skip to content
ZWordFinderZ

Dictionary

Claws

c 3l 1a 1w 4s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of claw

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does claws mean?

noun

  1. sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles

  2. a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

    Synonymshook

  3. a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

    Synonymschelanipperpincer

  4. a bird's foot

verb

  1. move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging

    “They clawed their way to the top of the mountain”

  2. clutch as if in panic

    “She clawed the doorknob”

  3. scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails

  4. attack as if with claws

    “The politician clawed his rival”

Definitions shown for claw, the base form of claws.

Is CLAWS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is CLAWS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
c 3l 1a 1w 4s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
c 4l 2a 1w 4s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
c 4l 1a 1w 4s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
c 3l 2a 1w 5s 1

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

Words from the letters in CLAWS

Words that end like CLAWS

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

drawslawsflawsgnawsthawscawsjawspawssawsstrawswithdrawsguffawsjigsawsoutlawsseesawshacksawsoverdrawsrickshawssouthpaws
All words ending in -AWS

Claws: quick answers

Is CLAWS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CLAWS 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 CLAWS worth?
CLAWS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does claws mean?
claws is the plural and third-person singular form of claw, which means “sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CLAWS?
You can make 21 shorter words from CLAWS, such as CAWS, CLAW, SCAW, CAW. See the full list.