Forceps
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A surgical instrument consisting of two hinged blades used for gripping, holding, or extracting objects, particularly in medical procedures.
“The surgeon used forceps to carefully remove the bone fragment from the wound.”
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for·ceps
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FOR- prefix and ends in -CEPS, an unusual closing consonant cluster worth targeting
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Scrabble
Worth 14 points with C and P each scoring three points
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