Definitions For Clave

Etymology 1

{{rfe, en}}

Pronunciation

/kleɪv/ (audio stream unavailable)

Verb

(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of cleave }}

Etymology 2

From {{bor, en, es, clave}}, from {{der, en, la, clāvis, , key}}. {{doublet, en, clef}}.

Pronunciation

/ˈklɑːveɪ/ (audio stream unavailable)

Noun

{{en-noun, claves}} {{inflection of, en, claves, , s}}

Noun

CLAVE (plural CLAVEs) (music) A characteristic pattern of beats, especially the 3-2 son clave.

See also

{{pedia, Clave (rhythm)}}

Anagrams

calve

Is Clave a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
13

The word Clave is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

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