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Is clef a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word clef is a Scrabble US word. The word clef is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is clef a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word clef is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

C3L1E1F4

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Yes. The word clef is a Words With Friends word. The word clef is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

CLEF,

3-letter words (2 found)

CEL,ELF,

2-letter words (3 found)

EF,EL,FE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 7 words from clef according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of clef

clef lcef celf eclf lecf elcf clfe lcfe cfle fcle lfce flce cefl ecfl cfel fcel efcl fecl lefc elfc lfec flec eflc felc

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

Definitions and meaning of clef

clef

Alternative forms

  • cleff, cliff (both obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French clef, from Latin clāvis (“a key”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klɛf/
  • Rhymes: -ɛf

Noun

clef (plural clefs)

  1. A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from 16th c.]

Derived terms

Related terms

  • clave

Translations

French

Etymology

See clé.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kle/
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Homophones: clé, clefs, clés

Noun

clef f (plural clefs)

  1. Alternative spelling of clé (“key”)
  2. (music) clef
  3. (heraldry) key; the device as shown on a coat of arms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “clef”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French clef.

Noun

clef f (plural clefs)

  1. key

Adjective

clef m or f (invariable)

  1. key (vitally important)

Descendants

  • French: clef, clé
  • → English: clef

Old French

Etymology

From Latin clāvem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛf/

Noun

clef oblique singular, f (oblique plural cles, nominative singular clef, nominative plural cles)

  1. key

Descendants

  • Angevin: quié, quief
  • French: clé, clef
  • Gallo: tié
  • Middle French: clef
    • French: clef, clé
    • → English: clef
  • Norman: clef, clié, cllé
  • Walloon: clé
  • → English: clef

Source: wiktionary.org