clue

clue is a 4-letter English word with 9 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 9 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself.
2. noun. That which guides or directs one in anything of a doubtful or intricate nature; that which gives a hint in the solution of a mystery.
3. noun. A lower corner of a square sail, or the after corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
4. noun. A loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail.
5. noun. A combination of lines or nettles by which a hammock is suspended.
6. noun. A ball of thread; a thread or other means of guidance. Same as Clew.
7. noun. evidence that helps to solve a problem

   Synonyms: clew, cue

8. noun. a slight indication

   Synonyms: hint

9. verb. roll into a ball

   Synonyms: clew

Synonyms

clew, cue, hint

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in clue:

luce

Common word forms

clued, clues, cluing, clueing, clueless

Words from these letters

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