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Is cleaver a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cleaver is a Scrabble US word. The word cleaver is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is cleaver a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cleaver is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

C3L1E1A1V4E1R1

Is cleaver a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cleaver is a Words With Friends word. The word cleaver is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

CLEAVER,

6-letter words (12 found)

ALERCE,CALVER,CARVEL,CEREAL,CLAVER,CLEAVE,CLEVER,LAVEER,LEAVER,RELACE,REVEAL,VEALER,

5-letter words (26 found)

ARVEE,CALVE,CARLE,CARVE,CAVEL,CAVER,CLAVE,CLEAR,CLEVE,CRAVE,CREEL,ELVER,LACER,LAREE,LAVER,LEARE,LEAVE,LEEAR,LEVER,RAVEL,REAVE,RECAL,REVEL,VAREC,VEALE,VELAR,

4-letter words (38 found)

ACER,ACRE,ALEC,ALEE,ARLE,AVEL,AVER,CARE,CARL,CAVE,CERE,CREE,EALE,EARL,EAVE,EREV,EVER,LACE,LAER,LARE,LAVE,LEAR,LEER,LERE,LEVA,LEVE,RACE,RALE,RAVE,REAL,REEL,VALE,VARE,VEAL,VEER,VELA,VELE,VERA,

3-letter words (28 found)

ACE,ALE,ARC,ARE,AVE,CAL,CAR,CEE,CEL,EAR,EEL,ERA,ERE,EVE,LAC,LAR,LAV,LEA,LEE,LEV,RAV,REC,REE,REV,VAC,VAE,VAR,VEE,

2-letter words (9 found)

AE,AL,AR,EA,EE,EL,ER,LA,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 115 words from cleaver according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cleaver

cleaver

Etymology

From Middle English clevere, equivalent to cleave +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈklivɚ/
  • Rhymes: -iːvə(ɹ)

Noun

cleaver (plural cleavers)

  1. A squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.
  2. (music, Bahamas) A type of clave, or rhythm stick, a concussive musical instrument used in traditional Bahamian music.
  3. (figurative) The act of eliminating someone or something, especially when done by someone with a history of other eliminations; a dismissal, rejection, or removal.
    Synonym: axe
  4. (rowing) A type of oar blade with an asymmetric, mostly rectangular shape that resembles a cleaving knife.

Usage notes

As a musical instrument, cleaver is normally used only in the plural, just like the more common synonym claves, which is far more often used internationally and is better known as a part of Cuban music. In the Bahamas, cleavers is the more common terminology.

Related terms

  • cleave
  • pole cleaver

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Source: wiktionary.org