Clean

/kleːn/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters
Definition of Clean

noun

  1. Removal of dirt.

    "This place needs a clean."

  2. The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.

verb

  1. To remove dirt from a place or object.

    "Can you clean the windows today?"

  2. To tidy up, make a place neat.

    "Clean your room right now!"

  3. To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
  4. To make things clean in general.

    "She just likes to clean. That’s why I married her."

  5. To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).

adjective

  1. (heading, physical) Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances.
  2. (heading, behavioural) Free of immorality or criminality.
  3. Smooth, exact, and performed well

    "I’ll need a sharper knife to make clean cuts.  a clean leap over a fence"

  4. Total; utter. (still in "clean sweep")
  5. Cool or neat.

    "Wow, Dude, those are some clean shoes ya got there!"

adverb

  1. Fully and completely.

    "He was stabbed clean through."

Anagrams of Clean

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "clean":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "clean" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Clean"

Clean is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "clean" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Clean" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "clean" is a low-scoring word.