5-Letter Words Starting With CL
There are 71 five-letter words starting with CL in our dictionary; 50 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 71 words
- clock13 points
- claim9 points
- class7 points
- clean7 points
- clear7 points
- close7 points
- click13 points
- cliff13 points
- climb11 points
- clash10 points
- cloth10 points
- clips9 points
- clubs9 points
- cloud8 points
- clone7 points
- clues7 points
- clack13 points
- cluck13 points
- clamp11 points
- clank11 points
- clerk11 points
- clink11 points
- cloak11 points
- clump11 points
- claws10 points
- clefs10 points
- cleft10 points
- clove10 points
- clown10 points
- clams9 points
- claps9 points
- clasp9 points
- clime9 points
- clang8 points
- cling8 points
- clods8 points
- clogs8 points
- clued8 points
- clung8 points
- clans7 points
- cleat7 points
- clots7 points
- clout7 points
- clunk11 points
- clomp11 points
- clews10 points
- cloys10 points
- clops9 points
- clonk11 points
- clade8 points
- cleek11 points
- clomb11 points
- clary10 points
- clave10 points
- clavi10 points
- clays10 points
- clepe9 points
- claro7 points
- cline7 points
- cloze16 points
- clach12 points
- clift10 points
- clapt9 points
- clept9 points
- clipt9 points
- clads8 points
- clags8 points
- clast7 points
- clons7 points
- cloot7 points
- clour7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 71
- By usage: 43 very common, 7 common, 21 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- cloze 16
- clack 13
- click 13
- cliff 13
- clock 13
- cluck 13
- clach 12
- clamp 11
- clank 11
- cleek 11
Most common
- clock
- claim
- class
- clean
- clear
- close
- click
- cliff
- climb
- clash
Definitions
- clock (noun)
- A timepiece that shows the time of day.
- claim (noun)
- An assertion of a right (as to money or property).
- class (noun)
- A collection of things sharing a common attribute.
- clean (adjective)
- Free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits.
Words that start with the letters CL come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 71 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. CLOZE is the top scorer here, worth 16 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that start with the letters CL, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with CL are there?
Our dictionary has 71 five-letter words starting with CL, of which 50 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with CL?
CLOZE scores 16 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.