Clams

/klæmz/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters

Definition of Clams

noun

Acronym of Clip-on Load Adjusting Mechanism. A device that can be fitted onto an oar to adjust set.

noun

A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
Strong pincers or forceps.
A kind of vise, usually of wood.
A dollar (usually used in the plural).
"Those sneakers cost me fifty clams!"
A Scientologist.

verb

To dig for clams.

noun

A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once.

verb

To produce, in bellringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang.

verb

To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.

Anagrams of Clams

Exact Anagrams

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Words You Can Make

19 words can be made from the letters in "clams":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

alms calm cams clam lacs lams macs scam slam

3-LETTER WORDS

als cam lac lam las mac mas sac sal

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "clams" and rearranging:

+ecamels macles mescal

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Rhyming Words

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