CL- words include essential English vocabulary: CLASS, CLEAN, CLEAR, CLIMB, CLOCK, CLOSE, CLOUD, CLUE, CLAIM, and CLAMP. CL- is particularly common in verbs and adjectives that describe physical actions and states.
CLEFT (10 pts) and CLUCK (13 pts) are strong short CL plays. CLUTCH (13 pts) and CLEVER (11 pts) are excellent 6-letter CL words. CLAMOR and CLASSY frequently appear in Wordle.
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