Clave

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

A rhythmic pattern in Latin music played on two wooden sticks, or archaic past tense of cleave.

“The percussionist kept time on the clave throughout the salsa number.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

cla·ve

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Words Related to Clave

Anagrams of Clave

Words that use exactly the same letters as “clave”.

calve cavel

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “clave” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

chave clade clake clame clape clare clava clavi clavy claye cleve clive clove crave glave slave

Words you can make from Clave

Shorter words formed from the letters in “clave”.

acle alce alec cave eval lace

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