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5 letter words starting with cle

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 cle.

  • CLEAN
  • CLEAR
  • CLEAT
  • CLECK
  • CLEEK
  • CLEEP
  • CLEFS
  • CLEFT
  • CLEGS
  • CLEIK
  • CLEMS
  • CLEPE
  • CLEPT
  • CLERK
  • CLEVE
  • CLEWS

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 clean

clean (noun)

  1. Removal of dirt.
  2. The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.

clean (verb)

  1. To remove dirt from a place or object.
  2. To tidy up, make a place neat.
  3. To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
  4. To make things clean in general.
  5. To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
  6. To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
  7. To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
  8. To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.

clean (adjective)

  1. (heading, physical) Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances.
  2. (heading, behavioural) Free of immorality or criminality.
  3. Smooth, exact, and performed well
  4. Total; utter. (still in "clean sweep")
  5. Cool or neat.
  6. (health) Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
  7. That does not damage the environment.
  8. Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
  9. Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
  10. Well-proportioned; shapely.
  11. (of a route) Ascended without falling.

clean (adverb)

  1. Fully and completely.

Definition of clear

clear (noun)

  1. Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
  2. The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
  3. A person who is free from the influence of engrams.

clear (verb)

  1. To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
  2. To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
  3. To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
  4. To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
  5. To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
  6. To pass without interference; to miss.
  7. (activities such as jumping or throwing) To exceed a stated mark.
  8. To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
  9. Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
  10. To earn a profit of; to net.
  11. To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
  12. To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
  13. To obtain a clearance.
  14. To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
  15. To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
  16. To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
  17. To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
  18. To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.

clear (adjective)

  1. Transparent in colour.
  2. Bright, not dark or obscured.
  3. Free of obstacles.
  4. Without clouds.
  5. Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
  6. Free of ambiguity or doubt.
  7. Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
  8. Free of guilt, or suspicion.
  9. (of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.
  10. Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
  11. Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
  12. Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
  13. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
  14. Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
  15. Unmixed; entirely pure.
  16. Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
  17. Without diminution; in full; net.

clear (adverb)

  1. All the way; entirely.
  2. Not near something or touching it.
  3. Free (or separate) from others
  4. In a clear manner; plainly.



Definition of clews

clews (noun)

  1. A roughly spherical mass or body.
  2. A ball of thread or yarn.
  3. Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue.
  4. The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop or cringle in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. (on a triangular sail) The trailing corner relative to the wind direction.
  5. (in the plural) The sheets so attached to a sail.
  6. (in the plural) The cords suspending a hammock.

clews (noun)

  1. A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
  2. Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
  3. An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
  4. Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)