Scrabble & Words with friends points
- grapples is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
- grapples is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
- grapples is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17
Definition of grapples
- to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match (verb)
Examples
- the two men grappled with each other for several minutes
Synonyms
- grip
- a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope (noun)
Synonyms
- grapnel
- grappler
- grappling hook
- grappling iron
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available (verb)
Synonyms
- contend
- cope
- deal
- get by
- make do
- make out
- manage
- a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam (noun)
Synonyms
- clamshell
- the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat (noun)
Synonyms
- grappling
- hand-to-hand struggle
- wrestle
- wrestling
See definition of grapples in Merriam Webster