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You can make 29 words from clave according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of clave

clave lcave calve aclve lacve alcve clvae lcvae cvlae vclae lvcae vlcae cavle acvle cvale vcale avcle vacle lavce alvce lvace vlace avlce valce claev lcaev calev aclev lacev alcev cleav lceav celav eclav lecav elcav caelv acelv cealv ecalv aeclv eaclv laecv alecv leacv elacv aelcv ealcv clvea lcvea cvlea vclea lvcea vlcea cleva lceva celva eclva lecva elcva cvela vcela cevla ecvla vecla evcla lveca vleca levca elvca velca evlca cavel acvel cvael vcael avcel vacel caevl acevl ceavl ecavl aecvl eacvl cveal vceal ceval ecval vecal evcal avecl vaecl aevcl eavcl veacl evacl lavec alvec lvaec vlaec avlec valec laevc alevc leavc elavc aelvc ealvc lveac vleac levac elvac velac evlac avelc vaelc aevlc eavlc vealc evalc

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word clave. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in clave.

Definitions and meaning of clave

clave

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kleɪv/
• Rhymes: -eɪv

Verb

clave

1. (archaic) simple past and past participle of cleave

Etymology 2

From Spanish clave, from Latin clāvis (“key”). Doublet of clef.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑːveɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːveɪ

Noun

clave (plural claves)

1. singular of claves

Noun

clave (plural claves)

1. (music) A characteristic pattern of beats, especially the 3-2 son clave.

See also

• Clave (rhythm) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• calve

Asturian

Verb

clave

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of clavar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkla.ve/
• Rhymes: -ave
• Hyphenation: clà‧ve

Noun

clave f

1. plural of clava

Anagrams

• calve

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈklaː.u̯e/, [ˈkɫ̪äːu̯ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkla.ve/, [ˈkläːve]

Noun

clāve

1. ablative singular of clāvis

Noun

clāve

1. vocative singular of clāvus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin clāvem. Doublet of chave.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -avi, -avɨ
• Hyphenation: cla‧ve

Noun

clave f (plural claves)

1. (music) clef (symbol)
2. juggling club

References

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklabe/ [ˈkla.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -abe
• Syllabification: cla‧ve

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin clāvis (“key”). Compare the inherited doublet llave.

Noun

clave f (plural claves)

1. (figurative) key (to a problem or puzzle)
2. password

   Synonym: contraseña

   clave WiFi ― WiFi password

3. code
4. (music) clef
5. (music) clave

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → English: clave

Adjective

clave m or f (masculine and feminine plural clave or claves)

1. key (important)

   Synonym: importante

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

clave

1. inflection of clavar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “clave”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014