5 letter words starting with cla

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with cla.

  • CLACH
  • CLACK
  • CLADE
  • CLADS
  • CLAES
  • CLAGS
  • CLAIM
  • CLAIR
  • CLAME
  • CLAMP
  • CLAMS
  • CLANG
  • CLANK
  • CLANS
  • CLAPS
  • CLAPT
  • CLARO
  • CLART
  • CLARY
  • CLASH
  • CLASP
  • CLASS
  • CLAST
  • CLATS
  • CLAUT
  • CLAVE
  • CLAVI
  • CLAWS
  • CLAYS

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:

Definition of clade

clade (noun)

  1. A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.
  2. A higher level grouping of a genetic haplogroup.

clade (verb)

  1. To be part of a clade; to form a clade.


Definition of clamp

clamp (noun)

  1. A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
  2. An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.
  3. A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
  4. A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.
  5. A pile of root vegetables stored under a layer of earth.
  6. A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
  7. An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.

clamp (verb)

  1. To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
  2. To hold or grip tightly.
  3. To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range.
  4. To cover (vegetables, etc.) with earth.

clamp (noun)

  1. A heavy footstep; a tramp.

clamp (verb)

  1. To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump or clomp.

Definition of clams

clams (noun)

  1. Acronym of Clip-on Load Adjusting Mechanism. A device that can be fitted onto an oar to adjust set.

clams (noun)

  1. A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
  2. Strong pincers or forceps.
  3. A kind of vise, usually of wood.
  4. A dollar (usually used in the plural).
  5. A Scientologist.
  6. A vagina.
  7. One who clams up; a taciturn person, one who refuses to speak.

clams (verb)

  1. To dig for clams.

clams (noun)

  1. A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once.

clams (verb)

  1. To produce, in bellringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang.

clams (verb)

  1. To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
  2. To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.

Definition of clash

clash (noun)

  1. A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects.
  2. A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
  3. A match; a game between two sides.
  4. An angry argument
  5. Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
  6. A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.
  7. An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
  8. Chatter; gossip; idle talk.

clash (verb)

  1. To make a clashing sound.
  2. To cause to make a clashing sound.
  3. To come into violent conflict.
  4. To argue angrily.
  5. (in games or sports) To face each other in an important game.
  6. (of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.
  7. (of events) To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.
  8. To chatter or gossip.