8-letter words ending with CLE
Dive into the specific realm of 8-letter words that conclude with the letter CLE. This focused section reveals the fascinating ways in which words of this particular length, ending with CLE, contribute to the richness of the English language. Whether it's for expanding your vocabulary, solving puzzles, or simply for the love of words, discover how these terms uniquely blend length and ending sound.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| particle | 12 | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | - |
| obstacle | 12 | something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement |
| testicle | 10 | one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | - |
| popsicle | 14 | ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick | in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly |
| pinnacle | 12 | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development | ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame |
| tricycle | 15 | a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals | - |
| encircle | 12 | form or draw a circle around | encircle the errors |
| barnacle | 12 | European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north | - |
| clavicle | 15 | bone linking the scapula and sternum | - |
| tentacle | 10 | any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion | - |
| unicycle | 15 | a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals | - |
| pentacle | 12 | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon | - |
| follicle | 13 | any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity | - |
| vernacle | 13 | - | - |
| vernicle | 13 | - | - |
| versicle | 13 | a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation | - |
| tubercle | 12 | a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament | - |
| spiracle | 12 | a breathing orifice | - |
| pannicle | 12 | - | - |
| pendicle | 13 | - | - |
| pellicle | 12 | thin protective membrane in some protozoa | - |
| peduncle | 13 | a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain | - |
| recircle | 12 | - | - |
| arbuscle | 12 | - | - |
| bernicle | 12 | - | - |
| biocycle | 17 | - | - |
| binnacle | 12 | a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm) | - |
| bittacle | 12 | - | - |
| epicycle | 17 | a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid | - |
| fascicle | 15 | a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) | - |
| furuncle | 13 | a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus | - |
| homuncle | 15 | - | - |
| monticle | 12 | - | - |
| lenticle | 10 | - | - |
| caulicle | 12 | - | - |
| caudicle | 13 | - | - |
| coenacle | 12 | - | - |
| cornicle | 12 | - | - |
| curricle | 12 | - | - |
| denticle | 11 | small pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod | - |
| canticle | 12 | a hymn derived from the Bible | - |
| caruncle | 12 | an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds | - |
| listicle | 10 | - | - |
| precycle | 17 | - | - |
