Clew

Meaning

1. (noun) A roughly spherical mass or body.
2. (noun) A ball of thread or yarn.
3. (noun) Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue.
4. (noun) 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. (noun) (in the plural) The sheets so attached to a sail.
6. (noun) (in the plural) The cords suspending a hammock.
7. (verb) To roll into a ball
8. (verb) (transitive and intransitive) to raise the lower corner(s) of (a sail)
9. (noun) A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
10. (noun) Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
11. (noun) An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
12. (noun) Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)

Letter breakdown

• Clew contains 4 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
• It uses 4 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 1.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

Connected words

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Words starting with CLE

• clean
• cleaned
• cleaner
• cleaners
• cleanest
• cleaning
• cleanings
• cleanlier
• cleanliest
• cleanliness
• cleanly
• cleanness
• cleans
• cleanse
• cleansed
• cleanser
• cleansers
• cleanses

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Words ending with LEW

• blew
• curlew
• flew
• slew

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