Words Starting With CLE
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter CLE. This section showcases how CLE at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with CLE, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
4 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| clem | 8 | - | - |
| clef | 9 | a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it | - |
| clew | 9 | roll into a ball | - |
| cleg | 7 | large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals | - |
5 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| clear | 7 | become clear | The sky cleared after the storm |
| clean | 7 | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from | The dentist cleaned my teeth |
| clerk | 11 | a salesperson in a store | - |
| cleft | 10 | having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib | - |
| cleve | 10 | - | - |
| cleat | 7 | a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured | - |
| cleck | 13 | - | - |
| cleek | 11 | - | - |
| cleep | 9 | - | - |
| clefs | 10 | - | - |
| clegs | 8 | - | - |
| cleik | 11 | - | - |
| clems | 9 | - | - |
| clepe | 9 | - | - |
| clept | 9 | - | - |
| clews | 10 | the cords used to suspend a hammock | - |
6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| clever | 11 | showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others | too clever to be sound |
| cleric | 10 | a clergyman or other person in religious orders | - |
| clergy | 12 | in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) | - |
| clench | 13 | a small slip noose made with seizing | - |
| cleats | 8 | shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles | the football players all wore cleats |
| cleave | 11 | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument | cleave the bone |
| cleves | 11 | - | - |
| clevis | 11 | a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc. | - |
| cleans | 8 | - | - |
| clears | 8 | - | - |
| cleche | 13 | - | - |
| clecks | 14 | - | - |
| clecky | 17 | - | - |
| cleeks | 12 | - | - |
| cleeps | 10 | - | - |
| cleeve | 11 | - | - |
| clefts | 11 | - | - |
| cleiks | 12 | - | - |
| cleome | 10 | any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers | - |
| cleped | 11 | - | - |
| clepes | 10 | - | - |
| clerid | 9 | predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic | - |
| clerks | 12 | - | - |
| cleuch | 13 | - | - |
| cleugh | 12 | - | - |
| clewed | 12 | - | - |
7 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| clearly | 12 | clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment | I could clearly see myself in his situation |
| cleared | 10 | freed from any question of guilt | - |
| cleaner | 9 | a preparation used in cleaning something | - |
| clearer | 9 | - | - |
| cleanse | 9 | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | - |
| cleaver | 12 | a butcher's knife having a large square blade | - |
| cleanup | 11 | the act of making something clean | - |
| clement | 11 | (of weather or climate) physically mild | clement weather |
| cleanly | 12 | smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly | she played the piano accompaniment cleanly |
| cleaned | 10 | - | - |
| cleated | 10 | - | - |
| cleaved | 13 | - | - |
| cleaves | 12 | - | - |
| clecked | 16 | - | - |
| cleeked | 14 | - | - |
| cleekit | 13 | - | - |
| cleeped | 12 | - | - |
| cleeves | 12 | - | - |
| clefted | 13 | - | - |
| clemmed | 14 | - | - |
| cleomes | 11 | - | - |
| cleping | 12 | - | - |
| clerics | 11 | - | - |
| clerids | 10 | - | - |
| clerisy | 12 | an educated and intellectual elite | - |
| clerked | 14 | - | - |
| clerkly | 16 | - | - |
| cleruch | 14 | - | - |
| cleuchs | 14 | - | - |
| cleughs | 13 | - | - |
| clewing | 13 | - | - |
8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| cleaning | 11 | the act of making something clean | he gave his shoes a good cleaning |
| clearing | 11 | the act of removing solid particles from a liquid | - |
| cleaners | 10 | shop where dry cleaning is done | - |
| cleavage | 14 | (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum | - |
| clenched | 16 | closed or squeezed together tightly | a clenched fist |
| cleverly | 16 | in a clever manner | they were cleverly arranged |
| clerical | 12 | appropriate for or engaged in office work | clerical skills |
| clemency | 17 | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice | - |
| cleanser | 10 | a preparation used in cleaning something | - |
| clearway | 16 | a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown) | - |
| cleavers | 13 | annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia | - |
| cleaving | 14 | - | - |
| clerking | 15 | the activity of recording business transactions | - |
| clematis | 12 | any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers | - |
| cleanest | 10 | - | - |
| cleanish | 13 | - | - |
| cleanout | 10 | - | - |
| cleansed | 11 | - | - |
| cleanses | 10 | - | - |
| cleanups | 12 | - | - |
| clearage | 11 | - | - |
| clearcut | 12 | - | - |
| clearers | 10 | - | - |
| clearest | 10 | - | - |
| clearout | 10 | - | - |
| cleating | 11 | - | - |
| cleckier | 16 | - | - |
| clecking | 17 | - | - |
| cleeking | 15 | - | - |
| cleeping | 13 | - | - |
| clefting | 14 | - | - |
| cleidoic | 13 | - | - |
| clemming | 15 | - | - |
| clencher | 15 | - | - |
| clenches | 15 | - | - |
| clergies | 11 | - | - |
| clerihew | 16 | a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person | `The president is George W. Bush, Who is happy to sit on his tush, While sending his armies to fight, For anything he thinks is right' is a clerihew |
| clerkdom | 17 | - | - |
| clerkess | 14 | - | - |
| clerkish | 17 | - | - |
| cleruchs | 15 | - | - |
| cleruchy | 18 | - | - |
| cleveite | 13 | - | - |
| cleverer | 13 | - | - |
| clevises | 13 | - | - |
9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| clearance | 13 | vertical space available to allow easy passage under something | - |
| cleopatra | 13 | beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC) | - |
| cleansing | 12 | acting like an antiseptic | - |
| clergyman | 17 | a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church | - |
| cleanness | 11 | the state of being clean; without dirt or other impurities | - |
| cleanable | 13 | capable of being cleaned | - |
| cleanings | 12 | - | - |
| cleanlier | 11 | - | - |
| cleanlily | 14 | - | - |
| cleanouts | 11 | - | - |
| cleansers | 11 | - | - |
| cleanskin | 15 | - | - |
| cleantech | 16 | - | - |
| clearable | 13 | - | - |
| clearages | 12 | - | - |
| clearcole | 13 | - | - |
| clearcuts | 13 | - | - |
| cleareyed | 15 | - | - |
| clearings | 12 | - | - |
| clearness | 11 | free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression | - |
| clearouts | 11 | - | - |
| clearskin | 15 | - | - |
| clearways | 17 | - | - |
| clearweed | 15 | a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves | - |
| clearwing | 15 | - | - |
| cleavable | 16 | capable of being cleaved | - |
| cleavages | 15 | - | - |
| cleavings | 15 | - | - |
| cleckiest | 17 | - | - |
| cleckings | 18 | - | - |
| cleithral | 14 | - | - |
| clemently | 16 | - | - |
| clenchers | 16 | - | - |
| clenching | 17 | - | - |
| clepsydra | 17 | clock that measures time by the escape of water | - |
| clergymen | 17 | - | - |
| clericals | 13 | - | - |
| clericate | 13 | - | - |
| clericity | 16 | - | - |
| clerihews | 17 | - | - |
| clerisies | 11 | - | - |
| clerkdoms | 18 | - | - |
| clerklier | 15 | - | - |
| clerklike | 19 | - | - |
| clerkling | 16 | - | - |
| clerkship | 20 | the job of clerk | - |
| cleruchia | 16 | - | - |
| cleveites | 14 | - | - |
| cleverest | 14 | - | - |
| cleverish | 17 | - | - |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| clementine | 14 | a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa | - |
| cleverness | 15 | the property of being ingenious | the cleverness of its design |
| cleanliest | 12 | - | - |
| cleansable | 14 | - | - |
| cleansings | 13 | - | - |
| cleanskins | 16 | - | - |
| cleantechs | 17 | - | - |
| clearances | 14 | - | - |
| clearcoled | 15 | - | - |
| clearcoles | 14 | - | - |
| clearskins | 16 | - | - |
| clearstory | 15 | part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light | - |
| clearweeds | 16 | - | - |
| clearwings | 16 | - | - |
| clematises | 14 | - | - |
| clemencies | 16 | - | - |
| cleopatras | 14 | - | - |
| clepsydrae | 18 | - | - |
| clepsydras | 18 | - | - |
| clerestory | 15 | part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light | - |
| clergiable | 15 | - | - |
| clergyable | 18 | - | - |
| clerically | 17 | - | - |
| clericates | 14 | - | - |
| clerkesses | 16 | - | - |
| clerkliest | 16 | - | - |
| clerklings | 17 | - | - |
| clerkships | 21 | - | - |
| cleromancy | 19 | - | - |
| cleruchial | 17 | - | - |
| cleruchias | 17 | - | - |
| cleruchies | 17 | - | - |
| cleverdick | 22 | - | - |
