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Definition: Clue |
ClueNoun1. A slight indication. 2. Evidence that helps to solve a problem. Verb1. Roll into a ball. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "clue" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Language | Anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Clue I have not yet got the clue: to give a clue, i.e. a hint. A clue is a ball of thread (Ang-Saxon, cleowen) The only mode of finding the way out of the Cretan labyrinth was by a skein of thread, which, being laid along the proper route, indicated the right path. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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- The North American name for the board game Cluedo: Clue board game
- The 1985 movie based on the game: Clue (1985 movie)
- The video game based on the board game: Clue video game
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Clue."
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Clue is a 1985 U.S comedy film based on the boardgame Clue (a.k.a. Cluedo). The film uses the characters and murder mystery premise of the boardgame as the basis for a quickfire farce.A failure at the box office, Clue found new life on home video and has become what is known as a cult film. This is particularly notable as Tim Curry, who starred as the butler, was also in another famous cult film: the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The movie is unusual in that it was made with three different endings, labeled A through C. The alternate endings played at different cinemass during its theatrical release. Critics hailed "Ending B" as the favorite and, therefore, this was the most popular ending in theaters. The consumer home video version includes all three endings, with silent film-style title cards interspersed between.
Though based on the Clue premise and featuring the game's characters and mansion, the film took several liberties. Writers Landis and Lynn added more characters (a butler, a cook) and added a maid separate from Mrs. White, who was pictured as a maid in the board games but in the film was the widow of a nuclear scientist. Also, the mansion's geography was changed, and three floors were added. Finally, the film was set in 1946 New England, while the actual board game was British originally.
Directed by Jonathan Lynn, written by John Landis and Jonathan Lynn. Featuring:
See also: Clue board game, Clue video game
- Tim Curry (Wadsworth, the butler)
- Martin Mull (Colonel Mustard)
- Christopher Lloyd (Professor Plum)
- Michael McKean (Mr. Green)
- Lesley Ann Warren (Miss Scarlet)
- Eileen Brennan (Mrs. Peacock)
- Madeline Kahn (Mrs. White)
- Colleen Camp (Yvette, the maid)
- Lee Ving (Mr. Boddy)
- Howard Hesseman (The FBI Chief)
External Link
- IMDB entry for Clue
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Clue (1985 movie)."
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Clue® (known as Cluedo® outside of North America) is a video game based on the board game of the same name. Its formal name is Clue: Murder at Boddy Mansion. It runs on a PC with Windows 95 or above. It was developed in 1998 for Hasbro Interactive by EAI. Infogrames took over publishing rights for the game in 2000 when Hasbro Interactive went out of business.
Overview
Clue is a direct conversion of the board game as a video game. As such, it takes place in the same mansion and features the same goal of the board game.
In addition to play by the original rules, Clue has an additional mode that allows movement via "points." Each turn begins with nine points and every action the player takes costs points. The player can only do as many things as he has points. For example, moving from square to square costs one point, making a suggestion costs three points. Many players prefer this mode of play as it makes the game more balanced since each player gets the same number of "moves" each turn.
A few features of Clue:
Clue has enjoyed an unusually long shelf life for a video game. It went on sale late in 1998 and, as of this writing, 2003, is still on sale, available at many retail stores and via the Internet. The original game came in a box with holographic images. Now the game comes in a less expensive jewel case.
- Detailed depictions of the characters made famous by the board game
- A 3D isometric view
- A top down view reminicent of the board game
- Video clips of the characters carrying out the crime
- Online play via the Internet
Development
Clue was developed by a branch of Engineering Animation, Inc. called EAI Interactive. The development team was divided between EAI's interactive division in Salt Lake City, Utah and its main office in Ames, Iowa. Most of the programming and game design took place in Salt Lake, while most of the art and animations were developed in the Ames office. Development of the mansion, constructed piece by piece, began in Ames, but moved to Salt Lake City about halfway through the project.
Development of Clue took approxiamately one year. Hasbro Interactive, the game's publisher, funded the project.
The game does not include credits, however dozens of people were involved in Clue's development. Some of the more notable contributors:
- Tom Zahorik, Producer, Hasbro Interactive
- Virginia McArthur, Producer, EAI Interactive
- Rick Raymer, Game Designer
- Tim Zwica, Art Lead
- Chris Nash, Lead Programmer
- Joshua Jensen, Lead EAGLE Programmer
- Mike Reed, AI Programmer
- Greg Thoenen, Programmer
- Darren Eggett, Programmer
- Steve Barkdull, Programmer
- Emily Modde, Level Designer
- Greg German, 3D Modeller
- Jason Wintersteller, Graphic Designer
- Cole Harris, Lead Tester
Implementation Information
Clue was based on two game libraries developed by EAI Interactive. Isoworld was responsible for displaying the characters in the isometric perspective. Most of the other functions of the game were handled by EAGLE, which stood or Engineering Animation Game Library Engine. Joshua Jensen was the principle programmer for both of these libraries.
The AI used by Clue's computer-controlled opponents was very advanced for a digital board game conversion. The AI was so good at deriving solutions that many customers complained that the computer cheated. In fact, this was not the case: the computer-controlled characters were just much better than the average human player.
The AI worked by keeping track of all players' suggestions. It even kept track of information which most human players ignored. For example, if Player A suggested that Mr. Green did it with the rope in the lounge and Player B could not disprove it, most players would ignore this fact. But the computer would record that Player B did not have Mr. Green, the rope or the lounge cards. Thus, if on a subsequent turn, Player A made the suggestion of Mr. Green, the pipe in the lounge and Player B could disprove it, the AI knew that Player B had to have the pipe. In this manner the AI was able to determine which players had which cards without ever having to ask about them.
The game allowed three difficulty levels for the AI. The easier AI's used a shorter history of game turns and the hardest one used the entire game history. The AI was programmed by Mike Reed based on a design by Bob Pennington, who left EAI early in the project.
Easter Eggs
There are two easter eggs in the game that display photos of Clue's development team. To reveal them:
- In the ballroom, right-click on the painting above the fireplace. A photo of the Salt Lake City developers will appear briefly.
- In the study, right-click on the painting above the green chair. A photo of the Ames team will be displayed.
External Link
- Infogrames' page on Clue: Clue: Murder at Boddy Mansion
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Clue video game."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Cluedo® (Clue® in North America) is a murder mystery board game originally published by Waddington's games, UK in 1948. It was devised by a solicitor's clerk from Birmingham, Anthony Pratt. It is now published by the US game and toy company Hasbro, which acquired American board game company Parker Brothers, which originally manufactured the game.
Overview
The game is set in an English country mansion, with the board divided into different rooms. The players each represent a character who is a guest staying at this house, whose owner, Dr. Black, has been found murdered (Mr. Boddy in North American version).Players take on the role of suspects and attempt to solve a murder. The solution to the murder contains the three components of Suspect, Weapon and Room.
Game Contents
- Instructions
- A game board, representing the location of the murder
- Six colored game pieces, representing the suspects
- Weapon pieces, representing possible weapons used
- Cards, containing depictions of game elements (weapons, suspects or rooms)
The Suspects
- Miss Scarlet (a red piece)
- Professor Plum (purple)
- Colonel Mustard (yellow)
- Rev. Green (Mr. Green in NA version) (green)
- Mrs. White (white)
- Mrs. Peacock (blue)
Possible Murder Weapons
- The Rope
- The Lead Pipe
- The Knife
- The Spanners (The Wrench in NA version)
- The Candlestick
- The Revolver
Gameplay
The gameplay involves moving the game pieces around a board depicting the interior of a country house (supposedly the residence of the deceased) and the cards. This game is unusual in that it requires at least three players, as opposed to a minimum of two for most board games.At the beginning of play, one card of each type is chosen at random and put into a special envelope to represent the true facts of the case. The remainder of the cards are distributed among the players.
The aim is to deduce the details of the murder. This is done by announcing suggestions to other players. A typical suggestion would be, for example, "I suggest it was Mrs. White, in the Library, with the Rope." All elements contained in the suggestion are moved into the room in the suggestion (so Mrs. White and the Rope would be moved to the Library). The other players must then disprove the suggestion if they can. This is done in clockwise order around the board. A suggestion is disproved by showing a card containing one of the suggestion components to the player making the suggestion (for example, the Rope). Showing the card to the suggesting player is done in secret so the other players may not see the card being used to disprove the suggestion. Once a suggestion has been disproved, the player's turn ends and moves onto the next player. The player's suggestion only gets disproved once. So, though several players may hold cards disproving the suggestion, only the first one will show the suggesting player his or her card. A player may only make a suggestion when his or her piece is in a room and the suggestion can only be for that room.
Once a player thinks he or she knows the solution, the player can make an accusation. The player checks the validaty of the accusation by checking the cards in the file. If the player made an incorrect accusation, that player is out of the game (since the player now knows the correct solution). If the player made a correct accusation, the solution cards are shown to the other players and the game ends.
An interesting feature of Cluedo's design is that it is possible for a player to be using the piece representing the murderer. This doesn't affect the gameplay, the object of the game is still to be the first to make the correct accusation.
Trivia
- In North America, the game is known as Clue. Possibly it was retitled because the traditional game Ludo, on which the name is based, was less well known there. There are also localised versions for Japan and China.
- Expressions such as "Colonel Mustard, in the Billiard Room, with the Candlestick" have entered popular culture, in much the same way as "hotel on Boardwalk" from Monopoly.
Legacy
There is a comedy film based on the game, as well as several interactive video versions. In the US film version, the person murdered was Mr. Boddy. The film, which featured different endings released to different theaters, failed at the box office but has attracted a "cult following".Hasbro created some spin-off versions of the game, such as Clue Jr and Simpsons Clue.
A series of 18 humorous children's books were published in the United States by Scholastic between 1992 and 1997 based on the Clue concept and created by A.E. Parker (possibly of Parker Brothers). The books featured the US Clue characters in short, comedic vignettes and asked the reader to follow along and solve a crime at the end of each. The tenth and final vignette would always be the murder of Mr. Boddy. A similar series of books featuring the Clue Jr characters was also published.
Criticisms of the Game
Critics cite that Cluedo is effectively a logic game, much like Mastermind. A board game with gameplay which more closely simulates detective work is the Sherlock Holmes-themed 221B Baker Street.See also: Clue movie, Clue video game
External Links
- Hasbro's US Clue site
- Instructions for US Clue: PDF Format
- A Cluedo/Clue fan site: CluedoFan.com. Includes game history and other game facts
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Cluedo."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
Clue | English | Changing Land Usage | Food & Agriculture |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: ClueSynonyms: cue (n), hint (n), clew (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Answer | Discovery; a; solution; (explanation); rationale; (cause); clue; (indication). |
Discovery | Solve, resolve, elucidate; unriddle, unravel, unlock, crack, crack open; pick up, open the lock; find a clue, find clew a to, find the key to the riddle; interpret; disclose. |
Indication | Gesture, gesticulation; pantomime; wink, glance, leer; nod, shrug, beck; touch, nudge; dactylology, dactylonomy; freemasonry, telegraphy, chirology, byplay, dumb show; cue; hint; clue, clew, key, scent. |
Inquiry | Seek a clue, seek a clew; hunt, track, trail, mouse, dodge, trace; follow the trail, follow the scent; pursue; beat up one's quarters; fish for; feel for; (experiment). |
Uncertainty | Lose the clue, lose the clew, scent; miss one's way. |
Unintelligibility | Not understand; lose, lose the clue; miss; not know what to make of, be able to make nothing of, give it up; not be able to account for, not be able to make either head or tail of; be at sea; (uncertain); wonder; see through a glass darkly; (ignorance). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Clue |
| English words defined with "clue": clewless, clue in, clueless ♦ faint, footmark, footprint ♦ mark ♦ Rosetta stone ♦ shadow, sign, step ♦ trace ♦ vestige. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "clue": affordance ♦ botanical prospecting ♦ rave on!, Rosamond, runes ♦ superloser. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Clue" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Manx (fascicle). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Here's the thing: If you ever get me, you wouldn't have a clue what to do with me. (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman) The movie keeps on going, and nobody in the audience has any clue. (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls) He doesn't have a clue. (A Fish Called Wanda; writing credit: John Cleese; Charles Crichton) I don't think that you have a clue what it's like to communicate with these kids (Donnie Darko; writing credit: Richard Kelly) I've got exactly four days to break up a wedding, steal the bride's fella and I haven't one clue how to do it. (My Best Friend's Wedding; writing credit: Ronald Bass) | |
Lyrics | I just wouldn't have a clue (When I See You Smile; performing artist: Bad English) If ya' do, ya' have no clue (Nuthin But A "G" Thang; performing artist: Dr. Dre) Cause before I hit the pens I'm gettin bailed by Clue (Young'n; performing artist: Fabolous) Looking round without a clue. (What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy); performing artist: Information Society) How it got here I haven't a clue (Margaritaville; performing artist: JIMMY BUFFET) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Clue of the Silver Key (1961) Your Lucky Clue (1952) The Scarlet Clue (1945) Crimson Clue (1922) The Flaming Clue (1920) | |
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| "Bridge in Rotterdam" by Marie Commentary: "Another bridge. I have no clue what it's name is though. ." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Author | Quotation |
Joseph Joubert | They are like the clue in the labyrinth, or the compass in the night. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | For he had an expectation that the conduct of his future self would give him the clue he missed, and would render the solution of these riddles easy |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Within a moment a new clue had been given him. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The location of the injury is also important and is another clue to prognosis. (references) | |
The infection itself often provides a good clue to the nature of an immune defect. (references) | ||
The presence of atypical moles in the patient may be an important clue in this regard. (references) | ||
Business | For example, one clue might be a visit by a key Japanese politician to the developing country. (references) | |
In another recent study, it was found that between 25-30 percent of the population or around 7.5 million Argentines have arterial hypertension and that a surprising 6.5 million haven’t a clue as to their precarious situation. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Clue" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.73% of the time. "Clue" is used about 1,101 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.73% | 1,098 | 6,879 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.18% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.09% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,101 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "clue": clue in ♦ clue up ♦ not to have a clue. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "clue": clue-by-four, clue-hunting. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
blues clue | 4,580 | clue context | 42 |
clue | 633 | steve from blues clue | 38 |
dj clue | 407 | cell clue | 34 |
blues clue picture | 175 | blues clue party supply | 33 |
blue clue | 172 | clue online | 32 |
blues clue game | 148 | blues clue birthday | 32 |
clue report | 130 | blues clue com | 31 |
clue game | 126 | blues cake clue | 29 |
clue board game | 121 | art blues clip clue | 29 |
steve blues clue | 103 | clue game online | 28 |
blues clue coloring page | 92 | clue finder | 28 |
blues clue live | 78 | blue s clue | 27 |
clue the movie | 75 | blues clue party | 26 |
clue into safety.com | 57 | blues clue toy | 26 |
clue into safety | 51 | joe blues clue | 25 |
crossword clue | 50 | treasure hunt clue | 25 |
blues clue bedding | 48 | blues clue birthday party | 25 |
blues clue safety | 47 | blues clue quot quot | 24 |
clue online play | 47 | clue hunt scavenger | 24 |
blues clue thinking chair | 44 | clue dj mixtapes | 24 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "clue"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | jap një të dhënë, informoj (advise, apprise, apprize, inform, instruct, notify, post), e dhënë (datum, hint, indication, pointer), çelës (clef, key, knob, picklock, spanner, wrench). (various references) | |
Arabic | مفتاح لحل اللغز, لغز (conundrum, enigma, mystery, mystify, mystique, puzzle, puzzlement, quiz, riddle, secret), دليل (attestation, companion, directory, evidence, guide, guidebook, in evidence, index, pilot, proof, substantiation, telltale, testimonial, testimony). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | указание (designation, indication, instruction, intimation, lead, monition, symptom), улика (telltale), нишка (clew, fiber, fibre, ply, strand, thread, train), диря (foil, scent, seek, slot, trace, track, trail, train, vestige, wake). (various references) | |
Chinese | 线索. (various references) | |
Czech | vodítko (guide, guideline, lead, rein), opìrný bod (base), legenda (caption, key, legend), klubko (ball). (various references) | |
Farsi | مدرک (Document, Lead, Proof, Testimony, Voucher), نشان (Aim, Attribute, Badge, Banner, Brand, Emblem, Ensign, Hallmark, Impress, Mark, Medal, Memento, Plaque, Presage, Score, Seal, Show, Sign, Signal, Stamp, Standard, Symbol, Symptom, Tally, Target, Token, Trace, Track, Tract), اثر (Affect, Consequence, Effect, Efficacy, Growth, Impress, Impression, Opus, Rake, Relic, Result, Rut, Sign, Symptom, Trace, Track, Tract, Umbrage, Vestige), راهنما (Adviser, Conductor, Guidance, Guide, Guideline, Key, Keyword, Landmark, Leader, Lodestar, Pacemaker, Polestar, Signal, Usher). (various references) | |
Finnish | johtolanka. (various references) | |
French | qui est sur une piste, profit (cleanup), indice, indication, fil conducteur. (various references) | |
German | hinweis (allusion, comment, consideration, evidence, hint, indication, lead, piece of advice, pointer, reference, tip), anhaltspunkt (grounds, lead). (various references) | |
Greek | κλειδί (clef, key), ένδειξη (clew, denotation, index, indication, token), νύξη (allusion, cue, dig, hint, inkling, innuendo), νήμα (clew, crewel, filament, strand, thread, yarn), ίχνοσ (footprint, jot, scintilla, trace, track, trail, vestige), ίχνος (trace, trail, vestige). (various references) | |
Hebrew | רמז (allusion, cue, hint, implication, indication, inkling, intimation, sign, tinge, tip, tip off, wink, winking). (various references) | |
Hungarian | nyom (clew, foil, imprint, mark, push, reminiscence, sign, slot, spoor, to run off, to stress, trace, tracing, track, trail, vestige, wake), kulcs (key, peg, pivotal, toggle, wrench), vezérfonal (clew, epitome, guide, guideline, guide-lines, syllabi, syllabus), nyomravezető jel (clew), nyitja vminek (clew, key to sg), kulcsa vminek (clew, key to sg), gombolyag (ball, clew, hank, skein), bűnjel (exhibit). (various references) | |
Italian | tracia, pista (career, course, manege, racetrack, ride, ring, road, route, runway, scent, slope, speedway, strip, track, trail, way), indizio (circumstantial evidence, indication, lead, sign), bugna (clew). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 糸口 (beginning, thread end), 手がかり (contact, hand hold, key, on hand, scent, trail), 手掛かり (contact, hand hold, key, on hand, scent, trail), 手懸かり (a handhold, lead), 捕らえ処 (vital point), 小口 (beginning, edge, end, section, small amount). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | いとぐち (beginning, thread end), こぐち (beginning, edge, end, section, small amount), とらえどころ (vital point), てがかり (a handhold, contact, hand hold, key, lead, on hand, scent, trail). (various references) | |
Korean | 실마리. (various references) | |
Manx | leeid (cue, pointer). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ueclay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | vestígio (clew, shadow, shew, show, sign, smack, streak, touch, trace, track, vestige, vestigium), pista (clew, lane, runway, spoor, trace, track, trail), indicação (convocation, denotation, denotement, designation, directions, fountainhead, indication, intimation, label, mark, marking, notice, pointing, sign, statement, undertone), guia (cicerone, conductor, curb, director, fountainhead, guidance, guide book, guidebook, handbook, leader, leadership, mastermind, oracle, pathfinder, pilot, principle, rudder, waybill), fio (fountainhead, ingrain, line, string, strip, thread, tie, wire, yarn), dica (clew, tip). (various references) | |
Romanian | cheie (clef, key, secret, Tommy), urmã (atom, clew, footmark, footprint, furrow, impress, impression, imprint, indent, jot, Mark, patent office, print, pug, rear, rearward, relic, remnant, rut, scent, seal, shadow, sign, slot, spoor, stamp, step, trace, track, trail, vestige, wake), indiciu (index, indication, sign, vestige), fir (bit, grain, hair, lint, particle, purl, stitch, thread, tittle, wire), definiţie (definition). (various references) | |
Russian | ключ (clef, fountain-head, key, spring, wrench). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | indicija. (various references) | |
Spanish | pista (arena, circuit, clew, floor, green, lead, line, path, racecourse, racetrack, ring, rink, runway, scent, slope, spoor, tarmac, track, trail), indicio (clew, hint, index, indication, inkling, Mark, symptom, token, trace). (various references) | |
Swedish | spår (evidence, hint, impression, metals, scent, scrap, sign, slot, spoor, taint, touch, trace, track, trail, vestige, whiff), ledtråd (guide, lead). (various references) | |
Thai | บอกเป็นนัยๆ, ร่องรอย (sign, smack, strain, suggestion, suspicion). (various references) | |
Turkish | yumak (ball, clew, coil, pellet, skein), topak (chunk, clew, cob, dollop, glob, hunch, knurl, lump, nub, pellet, pulp), iz (birthmark, chip, clew, dint, evidence, footprint, ghost, hint, ichno-, impress, impression, inkling, odor, odour, print, scar, shades, shadow, sign, smack, stamp, stigma, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taint, tincture, tinge, touch, trace, track, trail, vestige, weal, wheal), ipucu (clew, hint, inkling, trace, wrinkle), işaret (augury, badge, character, chop, clew, cue, device, distinguishing mark, earmark, ensign, foretoken, gesture, glimpse, graph, harbinger, hint, index, indication, indicator, landmark, logo, logotype, marker, note, pip, prognostic, prognostication, representation, sign, signal, signature, symbol, symptom, token, touch, trace), hamak ipi (clew), bilgi vermek (acquaint, apprise, charge, clear, clear up, cue smb. in, enlighten, Gen, give directions, give smb. the dope, inform, keep informed, post, post up, state), şipka (clew), aydınlatmak (brighten, charge, civilize, clear, clear up, dissolve, elicit, elucidate, enlighten, enucleate, flash, flash on, illume, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, let daylight into smth., light, light up, lighten, post, rake up, set light to, shine upon, solve, unravel), anahtar (cipher, clef, clew, cotter, key, spanner, switch, wrench). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | розкрити секрет, хід думок, ключ до розгадки, провідна нитка (clew), повідомляти про подію, доказ (argument, attest, authority, averment, confirmation, document, eviction, evidence, probate, proof, substantiation, testimony, witness). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | mạch câu chuyện, manh mối dòng tư tưởng, đầu mối. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "clue": clued, clueing, clueless, clues. (additional references) | |
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"Clue" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aclu, caloe, celje, celui, Chue, clabe, claeg, clauve, cle, cleel, cleep, clei, clez, clia, Clie, clief, cliep, clige, clii, clire, cloe, cloi, clu, clube, cluce, clud, clude, cluen, cluex, Clug, cluge, cluj, Cluley, Clum, Clune, Cluney, clur, clure, clus, cluse, clut, cluwe, clux, clye, colume, coue, crue, cuel, Cula, cule, culo, eclu, kluze, kule, lcu, lue. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "clue" (pronounced kluw") |
| 2 | -l uw" | blew, blue, flew, flu, flue, glue, hullabaloo, leu, lieu, loo, plew, slew, unglue. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: luce. | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-l-u" | |
-1 letter: cel, cue, ecu, leu. | |
-2 letters: el. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-l-u" | |
+1 letter: clued, clues, cruel, culet, culex, cupel, luces, lucre, ulcer, uncle. | |
+2 letters: aculei, almuce, boucle, buckle, calque, caudle, caules, cedula, claque, clause, clique, cloque, coleus, colure, coulee, couple, cuddle, cudgel, culets, culled, culler, cullet, culmed, culpae, culver, cuneal, cupels, cupule, curdle, curled, curler, curlew, curule, cutely, cutler, cutlet, cuttle, dulcet, fecula, huckle, lacune, launce, leucin, locule, louche, lucent, lucern, lucked, luckie, lucres, luetic, lyceum, macule, muckle, muscle, nuclei, nuncle, oscule, reluct, ruckle, sluice, suckle, ulcers, uncles, unlace. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Digital Art 8. Quotations: Familiar | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Usage Frequency 12. Expressions | 13. Expressions: Internet 14. Translations: Modern 15. Abbreviations 16. Acronyms | 17. Derivations 18. Rhymes 19. Anagrams 20. Bibliography |
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