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Words beginning with “cl”

The sound “cl” implies two or more things that cluster together because they are very close. They might share a hinge or symmetry or

stickiness.

clams

clamp

clap

claws

clayclimb

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clover clubscloven hoof

clove

clarinet

club

golf club

cliff

cleft

Parially cut, or the thing that

cuts, is what “cl” is about.

Words beginning with “cl”

cleaver

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clever

clods of dirt

cloak

clearclean

clothesclothes closet

cloudClothes clothe one with cloth, but one pronounces “clothes” as “cloze,” perhaps because they enclose one’s body. “Clod” and “clever” are conceptual opposites, as are “cloudy” and “clear.”

clown

Words beginning with “cl”

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A _ _assroom is where students learn. A health

_ _inic is where patients get better.

Sometimes “global warming” is called “_ _imate change.”

A _ _ipboard is where a sign-up sheet might be kept.

What other words start with “cl”?

A_ _ock keeps track of time

with a _ _icking sound, _ _ipping our lives shorter

each second.