cleam

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points: 9
Words With Friends: 12
Letters: 5

Pronunciation

/kliːm/

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/kliːm/ · /klim/

Definition of cleam

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(dialectal, transitive)To smear, rub on, or anoint; to bedaub with an oily or sticky substance.

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verb

(dialectal, transitive)To smear, rub on, or anoint; to bedaub with an oily or sticky substance.
(dialectal, transitive)To cause to stick; to glue on.
(dialectal, intransitive)To stick, cling to, or adhere.

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Etymology

From Middle English clemen, from Old English clǣman (“to smear, anoint”), from Proto-West Germanic *klaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *klaimijaną (“to smear with clay, mortar”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick, glue”).

Anagrams of cleam

5 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play camel 9 points

Words you can make from cleam

33 playable · top: CAMEL (9 pts)

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5-letter words

1 word

MACLE 9 pts

4-letter words

11 words

3-letter words

12 words

2-letter words

8 words

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