Is “Cleaves” a Scrabble word?
Yes
CLEAVES
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Cleaves
/kliːvz/
verb
1.To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
“The wings cleaved the foggy air.”
2.To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces.
3.To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting.
“The truck cleaved a path through the ice.”
verb
1.To cling, adhere or stick fast to something; used with to or unto.