Definition of cleft

"cleft" in the noun sense

1. cleft

a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)

2. crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure

a long narrow opening

"cleft" in the verb sense

1. cleave, split, rive

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

"cleave the bone"

2. cleave

make by cutting into

"The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"

3. cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere

come or be in close contact with stick or hold together and resist separation

"The dress clings to her body"

"The label stuck to the box"

"The sushi rice grains cohere"

"cleft" in the adjective sense

1. cleft

split or divided

"he had a cleft chin and strong jaw"

"the infant was born with a double harelip and cleft palate"

"a cleft stick"

2. cleft, dissected

having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib

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Quotations for cleft

To lick honey through a cleft stick. [ Proverb ]

cleft in Scrabble®

The word cleft is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters cleft:

CLEFT
(42)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word cleft

CLEFT
(42)
CLEFT
(39)
CLEFT
(33)
CLEFT
(33)
CLEFT
(32)
CLEFT
(30)
CLEFT
(30)
CLEFT
(30)
CLEFT
(26)
CLEFT
(26)
CLEFT
(24)
CLEFT
(22)
CLEFT
(22)
CLEFT
(20)
CLEFT
(20)
CLEFT
(20)
CLEFT
(20)
CLEFT
(20)
CLEFT
(18)
CLEFT
(18)
CLEFT
(15)
CLEFT
(14)
CLEFT
(14)
CLEFT
(14)
CLEFT
(12)
CLEFT
(12)
CLEFT
(12)
CLEFT
(11)
CLEFT
(11)
CLEFT
(10)

The 168 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In cleft

CLEFT
(42)
CLEF
(39)
CLEFT
(39)
CLEF
(36)
CLEFT
(33)
FELT
(33)
CLEFT
(33)
CLEFT
(32)
CLEFT
(30)
CLEFT
(30)
CLEFT
(30)
CLEF
(27)
CLEF
(27)
CLEF
(27)
CLEF
(27)
CELT
(27)
CLEF
(26)
CLEFT
(26)
CLEFT
(26)
CLEFT
(24)
FELT
(24)
LEFT
(24)
CLEF
(24)
LEFT
(24)
CLEFT
(22)
CLEFT
(22)
FELT
(22)
LEFT
(21)
FELT
(21)
LEFT
(21)
FELT
(21)
FELT
(21)
LEFT
(21)
FELT
(21)
CELT
(21)
LEFT
(21)
CLEFT
(20)
CLEFT
(20)
CLEFT
(20)
CLEFT
(20)
CLEFT
(20)
CELT
(18)
CLEFT
(18)
CELT
(18)
CLEF
(18)
CLEFT
(18)
CELT
(18)
CLEF
(18)
CELT
(18)
ELF
(18)
CLEF
(18)
ELF
(18)
CLEF
(18)
ELF
(18)
CELT
(18)
CLEF
(17)
LEFT
(16)
LEFT
(16)
FELT
(16)
EF
(15)
FELT
(15)
LEFT
(15)
EF
(15)
CLEFT
(15)
CLEF
(15)
CLEFT
(14)
LEFT
(14)
CLEF
(14)
LEFT
(14)
LEFT
(14)
CLEFT
(14)
LEFT
(14)
FELT
(14)
FELT
(14)
FELT
(14)
CLEFT
(14)
FELT
(14)
CELT
(14)
ELF
(14)
CLEF
(13)
CLEF
(13)
EF
(13)
ELF
(12)
CELT
(12)
LEFT
(12)
CLEFT
(12)
FELT
(12)
ELF
(12)
CLEF
(12)
CLEFT
(12)
CELT
(12)
CELT
(12)
CELT
(12)
CELT
(12)
CLEFT
(12)
ELF
(12)
ELF
(11)
FELT
(11)
CLEF
(11)
CLEF
(11)
CLEFT
(11)
LEFT
(11)
CLEFT
(11)
ELF
(10)
CELT
(10)
EF
(10)
EF
(10)
CLEFT
(10)
CLEF
(10)
CLEF
(10)
LEFT
(9)
LEFT
(9)
LEFT
(9)
LEFT
(9)
LET
(9)
FELT
(9)
LET
(9)
LET
(9)
FELT
(9)
FELT
(9)
FELT
(9)
EF
(9)
CLEF
(9)
CELT
(9)
CELT
(8)
FELT
(8)
LEFT
(8)
LEFT
(8)
CELT
(8)
CELT
(8)
LEFT
(8)
ELF
(8)
ELF
(8)
CELT
(8)
FELT
(8)
FELT
(8)
CELT
(7)
CELT
(7)
CELT
(7)
EF
(7)
LEFT
(7)
FELT
(7)
ELF
(7)
ELF
(7)
CELT
(6)
LET
(6)
LET
(6)
EL
(6)
ELF
(6)
EL
(6)
LET
(6)
EF
(6)
EF
(5)
LET
(5)
LET
(5)
LET
(5)
LET
(5)
EL
(4)
EL
(4)
LET
(4)
LET
(4)
EL
(4)
EL
(4)
LET
(4)
EL
(3)
LET
(3)
EL
(3)
EL
(2)

cleft in Words With Friends™

The word cleft is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters cleft:

CLEFT
(60)
CLEFT
(60)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word cleft

CLEFT
(60)
CLEFT
(60)
CLEFT
(48)
CLEFT
(48)
CLEFT
(42)
CLEFT
(40)
CLEFT
(36)
CLEFT
(36)
CLEFT
(36)
CLEFT
(32)
CLEFT
(32)
CLEFT
(28)
CLEFT
(28)
CLEFT
(26)
CLEFT
(24)
CLEFT
(24)
CLEFT
(24)
CLEFT
(24)
CLEFT
(24)
CLEFT
(24)
CLEFT
(22)
CLEFT
(22)
CLEFT
(21)
CLEFT
(20)
CLEFT
(20)
CLEFT
(18)
CLEFT
(18)
CLEFT
(17)
CLEFT
(17)
CLEFT
(16)
CLEFT
(16)
CLEFT
(16)
CLEFT
(16)
CLEFT
(15)
CLEFT
(14)
CLEFT
(14)
CLEFT
(14)
CLEFT
(13)
CLEFT
(13)
CLEFT
(12)

The 192 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In cleft

CLEFT
(60)
CLEFT
(60)
CLEF
(57)
CLEF
(57)
CLEFT
(48)
CLEFT
(48)
FELT
(48)
CELT
(48)
CLEFT
(42)
CLEFT
(40)
LEFT
(36)
CLEFT
(36)
CLEFT
(36)
CLEFT
(36)
CLEF
(33)
CLEF
(33)
CLEF
(33)
CLEF
(33)
CLEFT
(32)
CLEFT
(32)
CELT
(30)
LEFT
(30)
CLEF
(30)
FELT
(30)
CLEF
(30)
CLEFT
(28)
CLEFT
(28)
CLEFT
(26)
CELT
(24)
CLEFT
(24)
LEFT
(24)
CLEFT
(24)
CLEFT
(24)
CELT
(24)
LEFT
(24)
LEFT
(24)
CELT
(24)
FELT
(24)
FELT
(24)
CLEFT
(24)
CLEFT
(24)
CELT
(24)
FELT
(24)
CLEFT
(24)
FELT
(24)
CELT
(24)
FELT
(24)
LEFT
(24)
CLEF
(23)
CLEF
(22)
CLEF
(22)
CLEF
(22)
CLEFT
(22)
CLEF
(22)
CLEFT
(22)
CLEF
(21)
ELF
(21)
ELF
(21)
ELF
(21)
CLEFT
(21)
CLEFT
(20)
CLEFT
(20)
CELT
(20)
FELT
(20)
LEFT
(20)
LEFT
(20)
CLEF
(19)
CLEF
(19)
CLEF
(19)
CELT
(18)
CLEFT
(18)
LEFT
(18)
FELT
(18)
CLEFT
(18)
CLEF
(17)
CLEFT
(17)
ELF
(17)
CLEFT
(17)
FELT
(16)
FELT
(16)
LEFT
(16)
LEFT
(16)
FELT
(16)
LEFT
(16)
FELT
(16)
LEFT
(16)
FELT
(16)
CLEFT
(16)
CLEF
(16)
CELT
(16)
CELT
(16)
CLEFT
(16)
LEFT
(16)
CELT
(16)
CELT
(16)
CELT
(16)
CLEFT
(16)
CLEFT
(16)
ELF
(15)
CLEF
(15)
CLEF
(15)
EF
(15)
CLEF
(15)
EF
(15)
CLEFT
(15)
ELF
(14)
LEFT
(14)
CLEFT
(14)
CLEFT
(14)
CLEFT
(14)
FELT
(14)
ELF
(14)
ELF
(14)
CELT
(14)
CELT
(13)
FELT
(13)
EF
(13)
CLEFT
(13)
CLEFT
(13)
CLEF
(13)
CLEF
(13)
FELT
(12)
LEFT
(12)
FELT
(12)
LEFT
(12)
LET
(12)
LET
(12)
FELT
(12)
LEFT
(12)
LET
(12)
CELT
(12)
CLEF
(12)
CELT
(12)
ELF
(12)
CELT
(12)
CLEFT
(12)
LEFT
(11)
ELF
(11)
ELF
(11)
CLEF
(11)
FELT
(10)
LEFT
(10)
EF
(10)
LEFT
(10)
FELT
(10)
LEFT
(10)
CELT
(10)
CELT
(10)
CELT
(10)
CELT
(10)
LET
(10)
EF
(10)
LEFT
(10)
FELT
(10)
FELT
(10)
LEFT
(9)
ELF
(9)
EL
(9)
CELT
(9)
EF
(9)
EL
(9)
FELT
(9)
LEFT
(9)
CELT
(9)
FELT
(9)
ELF
(9)
LET
(8)
LET
(8)
FELT
(8)
LET
(8)
LET
(8)
ELF
(8)
CELT
(8)
LEFT
(8)
EL
(7)
EF
(7)
LET
(7)
ELF
(7)
EL
(6)
LET
(6)
LET
(6)
EF
(6)
EL
(6)
LET
(6)
EL
(5)
EF
(5)
LET
(5)
EL
(5)
LET
(5)
LET
(4)
EL
(4)
EL
(3)

Words within the letters of cleft

2 letter words in cleft (2 words)

3 letter words in cleft (2 words)

4 letter words in cleft (4 words)

5 letter words in cleft (1 word)

cleft + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence cleft

Words that start with cleft (6 words)

Words with cleft in them (1 word)

Words that end with cleft (1 word)

Word Growth involving cleft

Shorter words in cleft

ef clef

ef left

Longer words containing cleft

clefting

cleftlike

cleftpalate cleftpalates

clefts