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clued

/kluːd/

clued is the simple past and past participle of clue.

Meaning of clue

Verb

clue (third-person singular simple present clues, present participle cluing or clueing, simple past and past participle clued)

  1. To provide with a clue.
    • The crossword compiler wasn't sure how to clue the word "should".
  2. To provide someone with information which they lack (often used with "in" or "up").
    • Smith, clue Jones in on what's been happening.

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Phrases with clued

Words that rhyme with clued

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Questions about clued

What is clued the simple past and past participle of?
Clued is the simple past and past participle of clue.
How do you pronounce clued?
Clued is pronounced /kluːd/.

Words near clued in the dictionary

  1. cluebats
  2. cluebie
  3. cluebies
  4. cluebook
  5. cluebooks
  6. clued
  7. clued in
  8. clued up
  9. clued-in
  10. clueful
  11. cluefully

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clued (page history and authors); clue (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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