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Is claves a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word claves is a Scrabble US word. The word claves is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is claves a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word claves is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Yes. The word claves is a Words With Friends word. The word claves is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (4 found)

CALVES,CAVELS,CLAVES,SCLAVE,

5-letter words (17 found)

ALECS,AVELS,CALVE,CAVEL,CAVES,CLAES,CLAVE,LACES,LAVES,LEVAS,SALVE,SCALE,SELVA,SLAVE,VALES,VALSE,VEALS,

4-letter words (29 found)

ACES,AESC,ALEC,ALES,AVEL,AVES,CALS,CASE,CAVE,CEAS,CELS,LACE,LACS,LASE,LAVE,LAVS,LEAS,LEVA,LEVS,SALE,SAVE,SEAL,SLAE,VACS,VAES,VALE,VASE,VEAL,VELA,

3-letter words (25 found)

ACE,ALE,ALS,AVE,CAL,CEL,EAS,ELS,LAC,LAS,LAV,LEA,LES,LEV,SAC,SAE,SAL,SAV,SEA,SEC,SEL,SEV,VAC,VAE,VAS,

2-letter words (7 found)

AE,AL,AS,EA,EL,ES,LA,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 83 words from claves according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of claves

claves

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin American Spanish claves (plural), from Latin clāvis (“a key; a lever, bar”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kleɪvz/, /klɑːvz/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈklɑˌveɪz/, /kleɪvz/
  • Rhymes: -eɪvz, -ɑːvz

Noun

claves pl (normally plural, singular clave)

  1. (music) A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.
Usage notes

One generally speaks of playing "the claves"; the singular form is seldom used.

Synonyms
  • cleavers (Bahamas)
Translations

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkleɪˌviz/, /ˈklɑˌveɪz/

Noun

claves

  1. plural of clavis

See also

  • rhythm sticks

References

  • “claves”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “clave”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

  • Sclave, calves

Asturian

Verb

claves

  1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of clavar

Catalan

Verb

claves

  1. second-person singular present indicative of clavar

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈklaː.u̯eːs/, [ˈkɫ̪äːu̯eːs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkla.ves/, [ˈkläːves]

Noun

clāvēs

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of clāvis

Portuguese

Noun

claves

  1. plural of clave

Spanish

Adjective

claves m pl or f pl

  1. plural of clave

Noun

claves f pl

  1. plural of clave

Verb

claves

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of clavar

Source: wiktionary.org