Cloves

/kləʊvz/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts6 letters

Definition of Cloves

noun

A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.
An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.

noun

Any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic.

noun

A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch

Anagrams of Cloves

Words You Can Make

34 words can be made from the letters in "cloves":

5-LETTER WORDS

close clove coles coves loves socle solve voces voles

4-LETTER WORDS

cels cole cols cove levo lose love oles sloe sole voes vole

3-LETTER WORDS

cel col cos els les lev oes ole ose sec sel sol voe

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+aalcoves coevals

+rclovers velcros

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