Words With "CL"

Q: How many English words contain "cl"?

Our dictionary contains 895 common English words with CL somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

Q: What are some examples of words with "cl"?

Common examples: acclaim, acclaimed, acclaiming, acclaims, acclamation, acclimate.

895 English words that contain the letters CL anywhere in the word.

Looking for words that contain CL? You're in the right place. Below is a complete list of 895 English words with CL somewhere inside them, grouped by length.

CL is a letter combination that appears in 895 English words — enough to be worth knowing for spelling, vocabulary, and Scrabble.

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4-Letter Words (22)

clad clam clan clap claw clay clef clew clii clip clit clix clod clog clop clot cloy club clue clvi clxi excl

5-Letter Words (58)

7-Letter Words (130)

acclaim article auricle bicycle circled circles circlet clacked claimed clamber clammed clamors clamped clanged clangor clanked clapped clapper clarets clarify clarion clarity clashed clashes clasped classed classes classic clatter clauses clawing clayier cleaned cleaner cleanly cleanse cleanup cleared clearer clearly cleaved cleaver cleaves clement clerics clerked clewing clichéd clichés clicked clients climate climbed climber clinics clinked clinker clipped clipper cliques cloaked clobber cloches clocked clogged clomped cloning clopped closely closest closets closing closure clothed clothes clotted cloture clouded clouted clovers clowned cloying clubbed clucked clueing clumped clunked clunker cluster clutter cubicle cuticle cycling cyclist cyclone debacle declaim declare decline eclipse enclave enclose exclaim exclude icicles incline inclose include manacle miracle monocle muscled muscles nuclear nucleic nucleus occlude oracles reclaim recline recluse recycle seclude treacle unclasp unclean unclear vehicle vesicle éclairs

8-Letter Words (181)

acclaims articles auricles barnacle bicycled bicycles binnacle canticle circlets circling clacking claimant claiming clambake clambers clammier clamming clamored clamping clanging clanking clannish clappers clapping claptrap clarinet clarions clashing clasping classics classier classify classing clatters clavicle clayiest cleaners cleanest cleaning cleansed cleanser cleanses cleanups clearest clearing cleavage cleavers cleaving clematis clemency clenched clenches clergies clerical clerking cleverer cleverly clicking climates climatic climaxed climaxes climbers climbing clinched clincher clinches clingier clinging clinical clinkers clinking clippers clipping cliquish clitoral clitoris cloaking clobbers clocking clogging cloister clomping clopping closeout closeted closures clothier clothing clotting clotures cloudier clouding clouting clowning clownish clubbing clubfeet clubfoot clucking clueless clumping clumsier clumsily clunkers clunkier clunking clusters clutched clutches clutters conclave conclude cubicles cuticles cyclamen cyclical cyclists cyclones cyclonic debacles declaims declared declares declined declines disclaim disclose eclectic eclipsed eclipses ecliptic encircle enclaves enclosed encloses exclaims excluded excludes follicle inclined inclines inclosed incloses included includes ironclad manacled manacles miracles monocles muscling obstacle occluded occludes oilcloth outclass particle pinnacle preclude proclaim publicly reclaims reclined recliner reclines recluses recycled recycles secluded secludes subclass tentacle testicle tricycle tubercle unclasps unclothe unicycle vehicles

9-Letter Words (148)

acclaimed acclimate barnacles bicycling bicyclist binnacles canticles carbuncle cataclysm chronicle claimants clambakes clambered clammiest clamoring clamorous clampdown clapboard clarified clarifies clarinets clarioned classical classiest classless classmate classroom clattered clavicles cleanings cleanlier cleanness cleansers cleansing clearance clearings clearness cleavages clenching clergyman clergymen cleverest clickable clickbait clientèle climactic climaxing clinchers clinching clingiest clinician clipboard clippings cloakroom clobbered clockwise clockwork cloisters closeness closeouts closeting clothiers cloudiest cloudless clubhouse clumsiest clunkiest clustered clutching cluttered conclaves concluded concludes corpuscle cyclamens cyclotron declaimed declaring declining declivity disclaims disclosed discloses dishcloth eclectics eclipsing encircled encircles enclosing enclosure exclaimed excluding exclusion exclusive follicles foreclose inclement inclining inclosing inclosure including inclusion inclusive ironclads kilocycle loincloth manacling megacycle nightclub nucleuses obstacles occluding occlusion occlusive oilcloths overclock particles pinnacles precluded precludes proclaims reclaimed recliners reclining reclusive recycling sackcloth sailcloth sclerosis sclerotic secluding seclusion seclusive spectacle tentacles testicles tricycles tubercles unclaimed unclasped uncleaner uncleanly unclearer unclothed unclothes unicycles ventricle washcloth

10-Letter Words (108)

acclaiming acclimated acclimates anticlimax bedclothes bicyclists broadcloth carbuncles cataclysms chronicled chronicler chronicles clambering clamminess clampdowns clapboards clarifying clarioning classicism classicist classified classifies classiness classmates classrooms clattering clavichord cleanliest clearances clematises clerestory cleverness clientèles clinically clinicians clipboards clitorises cloakrooms clobbering clockworks clodhopper cloistered clothespin cloudburst cloudiness cloverleaf clownishly clubhouses clumsiness clustering cluttering concluding conclusion conclusive corpuscles cyclically cyclotrons declaiming declassify declension disclaimed disclaimer disclosing disclosure dishcloths disincline encircling enclosures encyclical exclaiming exclusives foreclosed forecloses houseclean iconoclast inclemency inclosures inclusions kilocycles loincloths megacycles motorcycle neoclassic nightclubs occlusions outclassed outclasses precluding preclusion proclaimed proclivity receptacle reclaiming reclassify recyclable salesclerk semicircle spectacles tabernacle tablecloth unclasping uncleanest unclearest unclothing undeclared underclass ventricles washcloths

14-Letter Words (10)

clarifications classification claustrophobia claustrophobic clearinghouses counterclaimed disinclination ecclesiastical encyclopaedias inconclusively

15-Letter Words (6)

acclimatization atherosclerosis classifications counterclaiming plainclothesman plainclothesmen

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Common Questions

How many English words contain "cl"?

Our dictionary contains 895 common English words with CL somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

What are some examples of words with "cl"?

Common examples: acclaim, acclaimed, acclaiming, acclaims, acclamation, acclimate.

Is "cl" a digraph?

A digraph is two letters that spell a single sound. CL may or may not be a true digraph in English — it depends on whether the two letters fuse into one sound. CL is a letter combination that appears in 895 English words — enough to be worth knowing for spelling, vocabulary, and Scrabble.