CLEAT

“CLEAT” is a valid word.

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9 Words with Friends

5 letters

Definition

a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached

latebeing or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
talea message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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lacea cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
teala blue-green color or pigment
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talca fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
taela unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces
celta member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
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leta brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
eattake in solid food
acta legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
teaa beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
catfeline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
ategoddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
acethe smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
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alea general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
leaa unit of length of thread or yarn
etaa terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees
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lacresinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
lata broad flat muscle on either side of the back
altangular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
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ata highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
laa white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
ala silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
elangular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
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taa hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
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