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“Clew” or “Clue”

clew / clue are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

clew

  • nouna ball of yarn or cord or thread.

clue k·l·UW

  • nounevidence that helps to solve a problem.
  • verbroll into a ball.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“clew”

  • "The Tenth Clew" ("The Tenth Clue") (Black Mask,…
  • …cepha means "stone, ball, clump, clew" and that "rock" is only…

“clue”

  • …basic cryptic in which each clue answer is entered into the…
  • An example of a clue which cannot logically be taken…
  • …the way of reading the clue that leads to the solution.
  • Mr. Pinkerton Has the Clue, by David Frome, Popular Library…
  • …apron; the shoe is the clue to her dream and persuades…
  • …where they search for a clue to the location of a…
  • What the clue appears to say when read…
  • …or the end of a clue.
  • …Lando Calrissian, they locate the clue - a dagger with Sith…
  • Click Pix—A picture clue was given for a question.

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