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Is cleat a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cleat is a Scrabble US word. The word cleat is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

C3L1E1A1T1

Is cleat a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cleat is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

C3L1E1A1T1

Is cleat a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cleat is a Words With Friends word. The word cleat is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4L2E1A1T1

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5-letter words (3 found)

CLEAT,ECLAT,LACET,

4-letter words (13 found)

ALEC,CATE,CELT,CLAT,LACE,LATE,LEAT,TACE,TAEL,TALC,TALE,TEAL,TELA,

3-letter words (19 found)

ACE,ACT,ALE,ALT,ATE,CAL,CAT,CEL,EAT,ELT,ETA,LAC,LAT,LEA,LET,TAE,TEA,TEC,TEL,

2-letter words (9 found)

AE,AL,AT,EA,EL,ET,LA,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 45 words from cleat according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of cleat

cleat lceat celat eclat lecat elcat claet lcaet calet aclet lacet alcet cealt ecalt caelt acelt eaclt aeclt leact elact laect alect ealct aelct cleta lceta celta eclta lecta elcta cltea lctea ctlea tclea ltcea tlcea cetla ectla ctela tcela etcla tecla letca eltca lteca tleca etlca telca clate lcate calte aclte lacte alcte cltae lctae ctlae tclae ltcae tlcae catle actle ctale tcale atcle tacle latce altce ltace tlace atlce talce ceatl ecatl caetl acetl eactl aectl cetal ectal cteal tceal etcal tecal catel actel ctael tcael atcel tacel eatcl aetcl etacl teacl atecl taecl leatc elatc laetc aletc ealtc aeltc letac eltac lteac tleac etlac telac latec altec ltaec tlaec atlec talec eatlc aetlc etalc tealc atelc taelc

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Definitions and meaning of cleat

cleat

Etymology

From Middle English clete, from Old English *clēat, clēot, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz (“firm lump”), from Proto-Indo-European *gelewd-, from *gley- (“to glue, stick together, form into a ball”). Cognate with Dutch kloot (“ball; testicle”) and German Kloß. See also clay and clout.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: klēt, IPA(key): /kliːt/
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Noun

cleat (plural cleats)

  1. A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
  2. A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.
  3. (nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
  4. A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.
  5. An athletic shoe equipped with cleats.

Derived terms

  • expansion cleat
  • French cleat

Translations

Verb

cleat (third-person singular simple present cleats, present participle cleating, simple past and past participle cleated)

  1. To strengthen with a cleat.
  2. (nautical) To tie off, affix, stopper a line or rope, especially to a cleat.

Anagrams

  • CELTA, Cleta, eclat, ectal, éclat

Source: wiktionary.org