Clewing

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Present participle of clew, meaning winding into a ball or, in sailing, hauling up a sail by its lower corners.

“The sailor was clewing up the mainsail as the boat entered the harbour.”

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Synonyms

windinghauling rolling gathering

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends -WING with W in position 4, starts CL- and shares the -EWING pattern with SEWING

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Scrabble

Scores 13 points with W worth 4 points, a useful nautical word for placing the W tile

Words Related to Clewing

Words one letter different

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

chewing clawing crewing

Words you can make from Clewing

Shorter words formed from the letters in “clewing”.

cinel cline cling ewing genic gwine incle ingle ligne linge nigel wince ceil cine cleg clew clin encl engl geic gein genl gien gile

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