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Words starting with "CL"
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Found 954 words starting with CL. Showing 316 examples across length groups.
Highest base scores
CLIQUISHNESSES 28 CLIQUISHLY 27 CLAPPERCLAWING 26 CLASSICIZING 26 CLIQUISHNESS 26 CLAUSTROPHOBIC 25 CLAVICHORDISTS 25 CLAPPERCLAWED 25 CLADOPHYLLUM 25 CLASSICIZED 25 CLOCKWORKS 25 CLAUSTROPHOBIAS 24 CLASSIFICATORY 24 CLITORIDECTOMY 24 CLAIRVOYANTLY 24 CLAVICHORDIST 24
4-letter words (18)
CLAD 7 CLAG 7 CLAM 8 CLAN 6 CLAP 8 CLAW 9 CLAY 9 CLEF 9 CLEW 9 CLIP 8 CLOD 7 CLOG 7 CLON 6 CLOP 8 CLOT 6 CLOY 9 CLUB 8 CLUE 6
5-letter words (71)
CLACH 12 CLACK 13 CLADE 8 CLADS 8 CLAGS 8 CLAIM 9 CLAMP 11 CLAMS 9 CLANG 8 CLANK 11 CLANS 7 CLAPS 9 CLAPT 9 CLARO 7 CLARY 10 CLASH 10 CLASP 9 CLASS 7 CLAST 7 CLAVE 10 CLAVI 10 CLAWS 10 CLAYS 10 CLEAN 7 CLEAR 7 CLEAT 7 CLEEK 11 CLEFS 10 CLEFT 10 CLEPE 9
6-letter words (106)
CLACHS 13 CLACKS 14 CLADES 9 CLAIMS 10 CLAMMY 15 CLAMOR 10 CLAMPS 12 CLANGS 9 CLANKS 12 CLAQUE 17 CLARET 8 CLAROS 8 CLASPS 10 CLASPT 10 CLASSY 11 CLASTS 8 CLAUSE 8 CLAVER 11 CLAVES 11 CLAVUS 11 CLAWED 12 CLAWER 11 CLAXON 15 CLAYED 12 CLAYEY 14 CLEANS 8 CLEARS 8 CLEATS 8 CLEAVE 11 CLEEKS 12
7-letter words (155)
CLABBER 13 CLACHAN 14 CLACKED 16 CLACKER 15 CLADIST 10 CLADODE 11 CLAGGED 12 CLAIMED 12 CLAIMER 11 CLAMANT 11 CLAMBER 13 CLAMMED 14 CLAMMER 13 CLAMORS 11 CLAMOUR 11 CLAMPED 14 CLAMPER 13 CLANGED 11 CLANGER 10 CLANGOR 10 CLANKED 14 CLAPPED 14 CLAPPER 13 CLAQUER 18 CLAQUES 18 CLARETS 9 CLARIES 9 CLARIFY 15 CLARION 9 CLARITY 12
8-letter words (206)
CLABBERS 14 CLACHANS 15 CLACKERS 16 CLACKING 17 CLADDING 13 CLADISTS 11 CLADODES 12 CLAGGING 13 CLAIMANT 12 CLAIMERS 12 CLAIMING 13 CLAMBAKE 18 CLAMBERS 14 CLAMMERS 14 CLAMMIER 14 CLAMMILY 17 CLAMMING 15 CLAMORED 13 CLAMORER 12 CLAMOURS 12 CLAMPERS 14 CLAMPING 15 CLAMWORM 17 CLANGERS 11 CLANGING 12 CLANGORS 11 CLANGOUR 11 CLANKING 15 CLANNISH 13 CLANSMAN 12
9-letter words (139)
CLABBERED 16 CLADDINGS 14 CLADISTIC 14 CLADODIAL 13 CLADOGRAM 15 CLAIMABLE 15 CLAIMANTS 13 CLAMANTLY 16 CLAMBAKES 19 CLAMBERED 16 CLAMBERER 15 CLAMMIEST 15 CLAMORERS 13 CLAMORING 14 CLAMOROUS 13 CLAMOURED 14 CLAMPDOWN 19 CLAMSHELL 16 CLAMWORMS 18 CLANGORED 13 CLANGOURS 12 CLAPBOARD 16 CLAPTRAPS 15 CLAQUEURS 20 CLARENCES 13 CLARIFIED 15 CLARIFIER 14 CLARIFIES 14 CLARINETS 11 CLARIONED 12
10-letter words (98)
CLABBERING 17 CLADISTICS 15 CLADOCERAN 15 CLADOGRAMS 16 CLADOPHYLL 21 CLAMBERERS 16 CLAMBERING 17 CLAMMINESS 16 CLAMOURING 15 CLAMPDOWNS 20 CLAMSHELLS 17 CLANGORING 14 CLANGOROUS 13 CLANGOURED 14 CLANKINGLY 20 CLANNISHLY 18 CLAPBOARDS 17 CLARIFIERS 15 CLARIFYING 19 CLARIONING 13 CLASSICISM 16 CLASSICIST 14 CLASSICIZE 23 CLASSIFIED 16 CLASSIFIER 15 CLASSIFIES 15 CLASSINESS 12 CLASSMATES 14 CLASSROOMS 14 CLATHRATES 15
11-letter words (55)
CLADOCERANS 16 CLADOPHYLLA 22 CLADOPHYLLS 22 CLAIRVOYANT 19 CLAMOROUSLY 18 CLANDESTINE 14 CLANGOURING 15 CLAPBOARDED 19 CLAPPERCLAW 22 CLARINETIST 13 CLASSICALLY 18 CLASSICISMS 17 CLASSICISTS 15 CLASSICIZED 25 CLASSICIZES 24 CLASSIFIERS 16 CLASSIFYING 20 CLAVICHORDS 22 CLAVIERISTS 16 CLEANHANDED 18 CLEANLINESS 13 CLEANNESSES 13 CLEARHEADED 18 CLEARNESSES 13 CLEISTOGAMY 19 CLERGYWOMAN 22 CLERGYWOMEN 22 CLERICALISM 17 CLERICALIST 15 CLIFFHANGER 23
12-letter words (48)
CLADOGENESES 16 CLADOGENESIS 16 CLADOGENETIC 18 CLADOPHYLLUM 25 CLAIRAUDIENT 15 CLAIRVOYANCE 22 CLAIRVOYANTS 20 CLAMMINESSES 18 CLANGOROUSLY 18 CLANNISHNESS 17 CLAPBOARDING 20 CLAPPERCLAWS 23 CLARINETISTS 14 CLARINETTIST 14 CLASSICALITY 19 CLASSICISTIC 18 CLASSICIZING 26 CLASSIFIABLE 19 CLASSINESSES 14 CLATTERINGLY 18 CLAUDICATION 17 CLAVIERISTIC 19 CLEANABILITY 19 CLEARSTORIES 14 CLEISTOGAMIC 19 CLERESTORIES 14 CLERICALISMS 18 CLERICALISTS 16 CLEVERNESSES 17 CLIFFHANGERS 24
13-letter words (26)
CLADISTICALLY 21 CLAIRAUDIENCE 18 CLAIRVOYANCES 23 CLAIRVOYANTLY 24 CLAMOROUSNESS 17 CLANDESTINELY 19 CLANDESTINITY 19 CLAPPERCLAWED 25 CLARIFICATION 20 CLARINETTISTS 15 CLASSLESSNESS 15 CLAUDICATIONS 18 CLAUSTROPHOBE 22 CLAVICHORDIST 24 CLEANLINESSES 15 CLEARHEADEDLY 23 CLEARINGHOUSE 19 CLEISTOGAMIES 18 CLEISTOGAMOUS 18 CLIMACTICALLY 24 CLIMATOLOGIES 18 CLIMATOLOGIST 18 CLIOMETRICIAN 19 CLOTHESHORSES 21 CLOTHESLINING 19 CLOUDLESSNESS 16
14-letter words (23)
CLAIRAUDIENCES 19 CLAIRAUDIENTLY 20 CLANNISHNESSES 19 CLAPPERCLAWING 26 CLARIFICATIONS 21 CLASSICALITIES 18 CLASSIFICATION 21 CLASSIFICATORY 24 CLAUSTROPHOBES 23 CLAUSTROPHOBIA 23 CLAUSTROPHOBIC 25 CLAVICHORDISTS 25 CLEANABILITIES 18 CLEARINGHOUSES 20 CLIMATOLOGICAL 21 CLIMATOLOGISTS 19 CLIOMETRICIANS 20 CLIQUISHNESSES 28 CLITORECTOMIES 20 CLITORIDECTOMY 24 CLODDISHNESSES 21 CLOTHESPRESSES 21 CLOWNISHNESSES 22
15-letter words (9)
CLAMOROUSNESSES 19 CLANDESTINENESS 18 CLANDESTINITIES 18 CLASSIFICATIONS 22 CLASSLESSNESSES 17 CLAUSTROPHOBIAS 24 CLEARHEADEDNESS 22 CLEISTOGAMOUSLY 23 CLOUDLESSNESSES 18
Notable CL examples
A high-value CL starter to compare against clue meaning, word length, and game dictionary rules.
A high-value CL starter to compare against clue meaning, word length, and game dictionary rules.
A high-value CL starter to compare against clue meaning, word length, and game dictionary rules.
A high-value CL starter to compare against clue meaning, word length, and game dictionary rules.
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