claims
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Is claims a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of claims?
Definition
noun (English)
1. an assertion of a right (as to money or property)Examples: "his claim asked for damages"Synonyms: claim
2. an assertion that something is true or factualExamples: "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"Synonyms: claim
3. demand for something as rightful or dueExamples: "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"Synonyms: claim
4. an informal right to somethingExamples: "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"Synonyms: claim, title
5. an established or recognized rightExamples: "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim"Synonyms: claim, title
6. a demand especially in the phraseExamples: "the call of duty"Synonyms: call, claim
verb (English)
1. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existingExamples: "He claimed that he killed the burglar"Synonyms: claimAntonyms: disclaim
2. demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title toExamples: "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"Synonyms: arrogate, claim, lay claimAntonyms: forfeit
3. ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for exampleExamples: "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"Synonyms: claim
4. lay claim to; as of an ideaExamples: "She took credit for the whole idea"Synonyms: claim, takeAntonyms: disclaim
5. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairsExamples: "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"Synonyms: claim, exact, take
Definition source: Wiktionary