clock: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 13 letter points · starts with C · ends with K
Meaning of clock
noun
- countable, uncountable
A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
Example: When the clock says midnight.
- attributive, countable, uncountable
A common noun relating to an instrument that measures or keeps track of time.
Example: A 12-hour clock system; an antique clock sale; Acme is a clock manufacturer.
- UK, countable, uncountable
The odometer of a motor vehicle.
Example: This car has over 300,000 miles on the clock.
- countable, uncountable
An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.
Listed forms: clocks.
Source: Wiktionary — clock.
verb
- transitive
To measure the duration of.
- transitive
To measure the speed of.
Example: He was clocked at 155 miles per hour.
- slang, transitive
To hit (someone) heavily.
Example: When the boxer let down his guard, his opponent clocked him.
- informal, transitive
To notice; to take notice of (someone or something).
Example: Clock the wheels on that car!
Listed forms: clocks, clocking, clocked.
Source: Wiktionary — clock.
noun
A pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking.
Listed forms: clocks.
Source: Wiktionary — clock.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for clock.
verb
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is clock in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of clock
C(3) + L(1) + O(1) + C(3) + K(5) = 13 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of clock
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from clock
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in clock. Showing up to 24, longest first.