Cleaved
7 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Past tense of cleave, meaning split or divided something by cutting forcefully with a sharp instrument.
“The butcher cleaved the carcass in two with a single powerful blow of the cleaver.”
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Ends -EAVED and contains two E's with V in position 4, the V is the key tile to place
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Scrabble
Scores 13 points with V worth 4 points, a good play for using a difficult V tile
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