Words That Start with CL

3-letter words that start with CL

• cly8v. To seize; to steal.

4-letter words that start with CL

• clad7adj. Wearing clothing or some other covering (for example, an armour) on the...
• clag7n. A glue or paste made from starch.
• clam8n. A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for...
• clan6n. A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or...
• clap8n. The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces...
• clas6n. A Celtic monastery.
• clat6n. A clod of earth.
• claw9n. A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a...
• clay9n. A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina...
• clef9n. A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches...
• cleg7n. A blood-sucking fly of the family Tabanidae: gadfly, horsefly, deer...
• clem8v. To be hungry; starve.
• clep8v. To chatter, gossip, tell tales.
• clew9n. Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth...
• cley9n. A claw.
• clip8v. To grip tightly.
• clit6n. A penis likened to a clitoris, especially in terms of smallness.
• clod7n. A lump of something, especially earth or clay.
• clog7n. A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an...
• clop8n. The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
• clot6n. A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
• clou6n. Something which holds the greatest attention; the chief point of...
• cloy9v. To fill up or choke up; to stop up.
• club8n. A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a...
• clue6n. Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.

5-letter words that start with CL

• clack13n. An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects...
• clade8n. A group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor...
• claes7n. Clothes.
• claim9n. A demand of ownership made for something.
• clamp11n. A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things that are...
• clang8n. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects...
• clank11n. A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.
• claro7n. A cigar whose wrapper is very light tan or yellowish.
• clary10n. Clary sage (Salvia sclarea).
• clash10n. A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash.
• clasp9n. A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together...
• class7n. A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or...
• clean7adj. Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty...
• clear7adj. Transparent in colour.
• cleat7n. A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order...
• cleft10n. An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by...
• clerk11n. One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records...
• cleve10n. A room; chamber.
• click13n. A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound...
• cliff13n. A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
• clift10n. A cliff.
• climb11v. To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards...
• cline7n. A gradation in a character or phenotype within a species, deme, or...
• cling8n. Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
• clink11n. The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
• clint7n. The relatively flat part of a limestone pavement between the grikes.
• clive10v. To climb; ascend.
• cloak11n. A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape...
• clock13n. A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time...
• clone7n. A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single...
• close7v. To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap...
• cloth10n. A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or...
• cloud8n. A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
• clout7n. Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
• clove10n. A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove...
• clown10n. A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and...
• clubs9n. One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣.
• cluck13n. The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her...
• clump11n. A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
• clung8adj. Shrunken; wasted away.

All 50 5-letter words that start with CL

6-letter words that start with CL

• claire8n. A small enclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters.
• clammy15adj. Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms.
• clamor10n. A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or...
• clancy13n. An overflow or spillage.
• clappy15adj. Resembling or characteristic of a clap of the hands.
• claret8n. A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar...
• classy11adj. Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable.
• clause8n. A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of...
• claver11n. Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter.
• clavis11n. A Roman key.
• clawed12adj. Having claws (of animals).
• clayey14adj. Composed of clay or containing (much) clay; clayish.
• clears8n. A relatively strong, coarse flour that has only been sifted once.
• cleary11n. A clear marble (sphere used in games), usually colored, but without...
• cleats8n. A pair of athletic shoes equipped with cleats.
• cleave11v. To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
• cleeve11n. A large wickerwork basket for carrying produce or turf.
• clench13v. To grip or hold fast.
• clergy12n. A body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for...
• cleric10n. A member of a clergy.
• clever11adj. Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
• clicky17adj. Easily or frequently clicking or being clicked.
• client8n. A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
• cliffy17adj. Abounding in cliffs.
• climax17n. A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
• clinch13v. To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.
• clingy12adj. Having a tendency to cling.
• clinic10n. A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the...
• clique17n. A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually having some common...
• clitic10n. A morpheme that functions like a word, but never appears as an...
• cloaca10n. A sewer.
• cloche13n. A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent...
• clonal8adj. Relating to, or created by asexual reproduction (cloning).
• clonic10adj. Pertaining to clonus; having irregular, convulsive spasms.
• closed9adj. Made impassable.
• closer8adv. Within a shorter distance.
• closet8n. A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other...
• clothe11v. To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or...
• cloudy12adj. Covered with or characterised by clouds.
• clough12n. A narrow valley; a cleft in a hillside; a ravine, glen, or gorge.
• cloven11adj. Split, sundered, or divided.
• clover11n. A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three...
• clubby15adj. Congenial; welcoming people as guests.
• clumps12n. A game in which questions are asked for the purpose of enabling the...
• clumpy15adj. Forming or tending to form clumps.
• clumsy13adj. Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
• clunky15adj. Ungainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome.
• clutch13v. To seize, as though with claws.

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7-letter words that start with CL

• clamber13v. To climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.
• clamour11n. UK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.
• clamped14adj. Having clamps.
• clapped14adj. Extremely ugly; physically unattractive.
• clapper13n. One who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands.
• clarify15v. To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or...
• clarion9n. A medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to...
• clarity12n. The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or...
• classed10adj. Marked in terms of or connected with socioeconomic class.
• classic11adj. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or...
• clatter9v. To make a rattling sound.
• clawing13n. A scratch with the claws.
• cleaned10adj. Having been made clean.
• cleaner9n. A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors...
• cleanly12adj. Being habitually clean, practising good hygiene.
• cleanse9v. To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
• cleanup11n. The act of cleaning or tidying something.
• clearer9n. Someone who or something which clears.
• clearly12adv. In a clear manner.
• cleaved13adj. Cleft or cloven.
• cleaver12n. A squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.
• clement11adj. Lenient or merciful; charitable.
• clicker15n. The remote-control device used to change settings on a television set...
• climate11n. The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric...
• climber13n. Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber).
• clinker13n. A very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands.
• clipped14adj. Having an end cut off; trimmed or cut back.
• clipper13n. Anything or anyone that clips.
• cloaked14adj. Wearing a cloak.
• clobber13v. To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
• clocked16adj. Embroidered with clocks (i.e. figured decorations, not timepieces).
• clogged12adj. Having an obstructed flow; blocked.
• cloning10n. The production of an exact copy of an object.
• closely12adv. In a close manner.
• closing10n. The act by which something is closed.
• closure9n. An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
• clothed13adj. Wearing clothes or clothing.
• clothes12n. Items of clothing; apparel.
• clotted10adj. Containing clots.
• cloture9n. In legislative assemblies that permit unlimited debate (that is, a...
• clouded11adj. Filled with clouds; cloudy.
• clovers12n. The suit of clubs; primarily childish.
• cloying13adj. Unpleasantly excessive.
• clubbed14adj. Shaped like a club; grasped like, or used as, a club.
• clubman13n. A man who attends a social club.
• clumped14adj. Forming, or containing, clumps.
• cluster9n. A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
• clutter9n. A confused disordered jumble of things.

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8-letter words that start with CL

• cladding13n. Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add...
• claimant12n. One who claims; one who makes a claim.
• claiming13n. The act of making a claim.
• clamping15n. The act by which something is clamped.
• clanging12n. A noise that clangs.
• clapping15n. The action by which someone or something claps.
• clarence12n. A kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled...
• clarinet10n. A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose...
• clashing14n. A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision.
• classics12n. Synonym of classical studies: the study of Ancient Greek and Latin...
• classify16v. To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
• clavicle15n. The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the...
• claymore15n. A large two-handed sword historically used by the Scottish Highlanders.
• cleaners10n. A professional laundry or dry cleaner.
• cleaning11n. The process of making something clean; a freeing from filth or dirt.
• cleanser10n. Someone or something that cleanses, such as a detergent.
• clearing11n. The act or process of making or becoming clear.
• cleavage14n. The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft.
• cleaving14adj. That cleaves.
• clematis12n. Any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found...
• clemency17n. The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in...
• clenched16adj. Closed tightly.
• clerical12adj. Of or relating to clerks or their work.
• cleverly16adv. Wittily; in a tricky manner.
• clicking17n. The sound or action of a click.
• climatic14adj. Of, relating to, or influenced by climate.
• climbing15n. The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object...
• clincher15n. That which clinches; that which makes something final or firm; a...
• clinging12adj. Clingy.
• clinical12adj. Dealing with the practical management of patients, in practice at the...
• clippers14n. A tool for clipping something.
• clipping15n. The act by which something is clipped (in any sense).
• clitoral10adj. Of or relating to the clitoris.
• clitoris10n. A sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the...
• cloaking15n. The act of wrapping or covering with a cloak.
• clocking17n. A time measurement made according to a clock.
• clogging13n. The situation of something being clogged.
• cloister10n. Such an arcade in a monastery;.
• closeted11adj. Not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or...
• clothing14n. Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal...
• clotting11n. Clotted material.
• clouding12n. A cloudy appearance.
• clowning14n. Clownish behavior.
• clubbing15n. An instance of using a club.
• clueless10adj. Without any clues or hints.
• clumping15n. A clump or cluster.
• clumsily15adv. In a clumsy manner or way; without care or finesse, often hurriedly or...
• clutches15n. Grasp; possession; control.

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9-letter words that start with CL

• cladistic14adj. Relating to a clade.
• clamoring14n. A sound that clamors.
• clamorous13adj. Of great intensity. (of sounds).
• clampdown19n. A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control.
• clamshell16n. The shell of a clam.
• clapboard16n. A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as...
• clarified15adj. Made clear.
• clarifier14n. One who, or that which, clarifies.
• classical13adj. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or...
• classless11adj. Not divided into societal or economic groups.
• classmate13n. A student who is in the same class at school.
• classroom13n. A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
• classwork18n. That part of a scholar's work that is done in class.
• clathrate14adj. Having a lattice-like structure.
• cleanness11n. Moral purity; innocence.
• cleanroom13n. A room or environment that is controlled in such a way as to minimize...
• cleansing12adj. That cleanses.
• cleantech16n. Technologies that support increased productivity or profitability while...
• clearance13n. The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared.
• clearcoat13n. A (usually glossy and durable) transparent coat sprayed over the...
• clearness11n. Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception...
• clenching17n. The act by which something (a fist, a jaw, etc.) is clenched.
• cleopatra13n. The butterfly Gonepteryx cleopatra of the family Pieridae.
• clergyman17n. A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian...
• clerkship20n. The state or business of a clerk.
• clickable19adj. That establishes rapport with an audience.
• clickbait19v. To add clickbait to a web page; to direct clickbait at someone.
• clientele11n. The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a...
• cliffside18n. The side of a cliff.
• climactic17adj. Of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment...
• clinching17adj. That settles something (such as an argument) definitely and...
• clingfilm17n. Light, transparent plastic film used as a wrapping for food, etc.
• clinician13n. Any healthcare practitioner working at the point of care, in clinical...
• clipboard16n. A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at...
• cloakroom17n. A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear...
• clobbered16adj. Drunk.
• clockwise20adv. In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a...
• clockwork24n. A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of...
• cloisonne11n. A decorative technique for metalwork, especially brass, whereby colored...
• clonidine12n. A drug that acts as an α₂-adrenoreceptor agonist, used in the treatment...
• closeness11n. The state of being close (all senses).
• cloudless12adj. Without any clouds.
• clownfish20n. Any of the colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily...
• clozapine22n. A sedative drug used to treat schizophrenia.
• clubhouse16n. Any building used by a club for meetings or social activities.
• clustered12adj. Grouped into a cluster.
• clutching17n. The act of one who clutches.
• cluttered12adj. Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects that occupies space...

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10-letter words that start with CL

• cladistics15n. An approach to biological systematics in which organisms are grouped...
• clambering17n. The act of one who clambers.
• clamouring15n. A sound that clamours.
• clarifying19n. A clarification.
• classicism16n. All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient...
• classicist14n. A classical scholar, especially one who studies ancient Greek and Latin...
• classified16adj. Sorted into classes or categories.
• classifier15n. Someone who classifies.
• classiness12n. The state of being classy.
• clattering13adj. In a state or process of being clattered.
• clavichord21n. An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal...
• clavicular17adj. Of or relating to the clavicle.
• clavulanic17adj. Of or pertaining to clavulanic acid or its derivatives.
• claymation17n. Stop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a...
• clearwater15adj. Having relatively clear water, free of large quantities of mud or...
• clementine14n. A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross...
• clerestory15n. The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to...
• cleverness15n. The property of being clever.
• clinginess13n. The state or condition of being clingy.
• clinically17adv. In a clinical manner: dispassionately or analytically.
• clinometer14n. An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of...
• clintonite12n. A calcium magnesium aluminium phyllosilicate mineral of the margarite...
• clobbering17n. A beating; a thrashing; a thorough defeat.
• clobetasol14n. A corticosteroid used to treat various skin disorders including eczema...
• clockmaker24n. A craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks.
• clodhopper20n. A strong shoe for heavy-duty use; a boot.
• clofibrate17n. A compound C₁₂H₁₅ClO₃ used especially to lower abnormally high...
• cloistered13adj. Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
• clonazepam25n. A benzodiazepine with potent anticonvulsant used especially in the...
• clonogenic15adj. Having the ability to form clones.
• clothbound18adj. Wrapped in cloth.
• clothespin17n. A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while...
• cloudberry18n. A species of slow-growing bramble, Rubus chamaemorus.
• cloudburst15n. A sudden heavy rainstorm.
• cloudiness13n. Of the sky, weather, etc.: the state of being cloudy.
• cloudscape17n. A work of art or other image depicting sky and clouds.
• cloverleaf18adj. In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed.
• clubmaster16n. The proprietor of a social club.
• cluelessly15adv. In a clueless manner.
• clumsiness14n. A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being...
• clunkiness16n. The state or property of being clunky.
• clustering13n. A grouping of a number of similar things.
• clutchless17adj. Without a clutch (vehicle component), or without the use of the clutch.
• cluttering13n. The act of making, or condition of being, cluttered.

11-letter words that start with CL

• clairvoyant19adj. Of, relating to, or having clairvoyance.
• clamorously18adv. In a clamorous manner.
• clandestine14adj. Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper...
• clarinetist13n. Someone who plays the clarinet.
• classically18adv. In a classical manner; according to the manner of classical authors.
• classifieds17n. A section of a newspaper, magazine or web site containing classified...
• classifying20adj. That serves to classify.
• clavulanate16n. Any salt or ester of clavulanic acid.
• cleanliness13n. The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene.
• clearheaded18adj. Having the ability to think clearly and act appropriately.
• clearomizer24n. The reservoir and atomizer of an e-cigarette.
• clenbuterol15n. The decongestant and bronchodilator 1-(4-amino-3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-(te...
• clericalism17n. Political or secular power invested in members of the clergy.
• clickstream21n. A profile of a user's activity in a web browser or other software...
• clientelism15n. A political system based on personal relations rather than personal...
• clientelist13adj. Of or relating to clientelism.
• cliffhanger23n. An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in...
• climacteric19adj. Pertaining to any of several supposedly critical years of a person's...
• climatology19n. The science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena...
• clindamycin21n. A lincosamide antibiotic drug C₁₈H₃₃ClN₂O₅S, mostly used to treat...
• clockmaking26n. The art or trade of a clockmaker; the manufacture of clocks.
• clofazimine27n. A reddish brown fat-soluble powdered dye C₂₇H₂₂Cl₂N₄ that is a...
• clopidogrel17n. An oral antiplatelet agent used to inhibit blood clots in coronary...
• clostridial14adj. Of, pertaining to, or caused by a bacterium of the genus Clostridium.
• clostridium16n. Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus...
• clothesline16n. A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.

12-letter words that start with CL

• clairvoyance22n. The power to see or perceive things, objects or events beyond the...
• clapperboard21n. A device consisting of a board on which information about a film being...
• classicizing26adj. Adopting a classical style.
• classifiable19adj. Able to be classified.
• claudication17n. Limping.
• clearcutting17n. A forestry practice in which most or all trees in a harvest area are...
• climatically21adv. In a climatic manner; regarding the climate.
• clomipramine20n. A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and...
• clotheshorse20n. A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.
• clothianidin18n. A particular neonicotinoid insecticide.
• clotrimazole25n. An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals, C₂₂H₁₇ClN₂.
• cloudbusting18n. The use of a cloudbuster.
• cluelessness14n. The state of being clueless.

13-letter words that start with CL

• clairaudience18n. The power to perceive auditory stimuli beyond the realm of normal...
• clandestinely19adv. In a secret or covert manner.
• clandestinity19n. The quality or state of being clandestine.
• clarification20n. The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or...
• classlessness15n. The state or quality of being classless.
• cleistogamous18adj. Pertaining to cleistogamy.
• clientelistic17adj. Of or pertaining to clientelism.
• climatologist18n. A person who studies, professes or practices climatology.
• clinopyroxene27n. Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure.

14-letter words that start with CL

• clarithromycin26n. A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₆₉NO₁₃ (trademarks Biaxin...
• classification21n. The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups...
• classificatory24adj. Serving to classify.
• claustrophobia23n. The abnormal fear of closed, tight places.
• claustrophobic25adj. Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a...
• climatological21adj. Of or pertaining to climatology.
• clitoridectomy24n. The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female...

Questions about these words

How many words that start with CL are there?

Word.ws lists 504 words that start with CL, plus 1,447 rare ones.

What are common words that start with CL?

class, close, clear, club, clean, claim, clearly and closed.

Which of the words that start with CL has the highest letter score?

clofazimine scores 27 points with the standard letter tile values.

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