Cleaves

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present tense of cleave, meaning splits or divides something with a sharp instrument.

“The axe cleaves through the wood with remarkable ease given its considerable age.”

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Synonyms

splits divides severs cuts hews

Antonyms

joins unites

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Wordle

Ends -EAVES like WEAVES, HEAVES and LEAVES, two E's and V in position 4 are notable

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Scrabble

Scores 12 points with V worth 4 points, the -EAVES pattern hooks well on the Scrabble board

Words Related to Cleaves

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Change a single letter of “cleaves” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

cleaved cleaver

Words you can make from Cleaves

Shorter words formed from the letters in “cleaves”.

calves cleave leaves secale alces alecs calve casel cavel caves cease claes clave cleve easel eaves elves evase laces laves lease leave salve scale

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