Scrabble & Words with friends points
- grasping is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
- grasping is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
- grasping is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16
Definition of grasping
- the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) (noun)
Synonyms
- prehension
- seizing
- taking hold
- immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth (adjective)
Examples
- a grasping old miser
- grasping commercialism
Synonyms
- avaricious
- covetous
- grabby
- greedy
- prehensile
- understanding with difficulty (noun)
Examples
- the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings
See definition of grasping in Merriam Webster