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Showing words for CLERIHEW using the English dictionary
8 Letter Words for Clerihew
clerihew
7 Letter Words for Clerihew
chewier, chiwere, erliche, welcher, whilere
6 Letter Words for Clerihew
ceiler, cherie, chewer, chewie, crewel, elechi, herile, lecher, lechwe, rechew, rechie
5 Letter Words for Clerihew
ceile, cheer, cheir, chere, chiel, chirl, creel, crewe, crile, elchi, hewel, hewer, hiree, leche, leech, reech, reice, reich, relic, relie, rheic, riche, wheel, wheer, where, while, whirl
4 Letter Words for Clerihew
ceil, cele, cere, chee, cher, chew, chil, ciel, cire, cirl, clee, clew, crew, eche, eech, eire, elec, elhi, eric, erie, ewer, heel, heer, heil, heir, hele, heli, here, herl, hewe, hile, hire, icer, lech, leer, lehr, leir, lere, lice, lich, lier, lire, lwei, reel, rice, rich, riel, rile, weel, weer, weil, weir, weli, were, weri, whee, whir, wice, wich, wiel, wile, wire, wirl
3 Letter Words for Clerihew
cee, cel, cer, che, chi, cie, cir, cli, clr, crl, ech, eec, eel, eer, eir, eli, ere, ewe, hcl, hee, hei, hel, her, hew, hic, hie, hir, ice, ich, ile, ire, lee, lei, ler, lew, lie, lir, rec, ree, reh, rei, rel, rew, rhe, rie, rle, wee, wer, whr, wir
Definitions for Clerihew
[1] a light verse form, usually consisting of two couplets, with lines of uneven length and irregular meter, the first line usually containing the name of a well-known person.
[2] a form of comic or satiric verse, consisting of two couplets of metrically irregular lines, containing the name of a well-known person
Words nearby Clerihew
cleric, clerical, clerical collar, clericalism, clericals, clerihew, clerisy, clerk, clerk of works, clerkess, clerkly
Origin of Clerihew
1925–30; named after E. Clerihew Bentley (1875–1956), English writer, its inventor
Word origin for Clerihew
C20: named after Edmund Clerihew Bentley , who invented it