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Words ending in CLE

There are 100 words ending in CLE in the standard word-game list. The most common are uncle, miracle, vehicle, circle, article, muscle.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
unclethe brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt7
miracleany amazing or wonderful occurrence11
vehiclea conveyance that transports people or objects15
circleellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant…10
articlenonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication9
muscleone of the contractile organs of the body10
motorcyclea motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame19
cyclean interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs12
bicyclea wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals16
obstaclesomething immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted12
particle(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything12
spectaclesomething or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)15
oraclean authoritative person who divines the future8
chroniclea record or narrative description of past events16
cubiclesmall room in which a monk or nun lives13
recyclecause to repeat a cycle14
testicleone of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens10
pinnacle(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or tower12
debaclea sudden and violent collapse12
claviclebone linking the scapula and sternum15
tricyclea vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals15
ventricleone of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and…14
monoclelens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles11
tentaclesomething that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold10
barnaclemarine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard…12
treaclea pale cane syrup9
icicleice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water10
receptaclea container that is used to put or keep things in16
tabernacle(Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus14
encircleform or draw a circle around12
unicyclea vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals15
antiparticlea particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties;…16
arbuscleA plant midway in height between a shrub and a tree; a dwarf tree.12
auriclea small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart9
bernicleA barnacle goose.12
binnaclea nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm)12
binocleA dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable the viewing of an object with both eyes…11
biocycleAny cyclic biological process17
bouclea fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect10
calicleAny cup-shaped depression.11
calyclea group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus14
canticlea hymn derived from the Bible12
carbuncledeep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets15
carunclean outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds12
caulicleA small stalk or stem, especially the rudimentary stalk of a seed embryo12
cenacleA dining room, especially one on an upper floor (traditionally the room in which the Last Supper took place).11
chiclegum-like substance from the sapodilla13
circumcircleA circle that passes through every vertex of a given triangle (or other polygon where possible)22
conceptacleA cavity in some marine algae that contains the reproductive organs.19
conventiclea secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship18
coraclea small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain11
cornicleOne of a pair of small upright backward-pointing tubes found on the dorsal side of the 5th or 6th abdominal…12
corpuscle(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything15
crepusclethe time of day immediately following sunset15
curricleA light two-wheeled carriage large enough for the driver and a passenger and drawn by a carefully-matched…12
cuticlethe dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail11
denticlesmall pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod11
epicuticleThe outermost portion of the exoskeleton of an insect or arthropod.16
epicyclea circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid17
fasciclean installment of a printed work15

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