The difference between Clue and Hint

When used as nouns, clue means a strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth, whereas hint means a clue.

When used as verbs, clue means to provide with a clue, whereas hint means to suggest tacitly without a direct statement.

check bellow for the other definitions of Clue and Hint

  1. Clue as a noun (now, _, rare):

    A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.

  2. Clue as a noun:

    Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.

  3. Clue as a noun:

    An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.

  4. Clue as a noun (slang):

    Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)

  1. Clue as a verb:

    To provide with a clue.

    Examples:

    "The crossword compiler wasn't sure how to clue the word "should"."

  2. Clue as a verb:

    To provide someone with information which he or she lacks (often used with "in" or "up").

    Examples:

    "Smith, clue Jones in on what's been happening."

  1. Hint as a noun:

    A clue.

    Examples:

    "I needed a hint to complete the crossword."

  2. Hint as a noun:

    A tacit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.

    Examples:

    "He gave me a hint that my breath smelt."

  3. Hint as a noun:

    A small, barely detectable amount of.

    Examples:

    "There was a hint of irony in his voice."

    "I could taste a hint of lemon in the wine."

  4. Hint as a noun (computing):

    Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering. Also known as hinting.

    Examples:

    "This font does not scale well; at small point sizes it has no hinting at all, and the hints that it has for the 10- and 12-point letter 'g' still need work."

  5. Hint as a noun (obsolete):

    An opportunity; occasion; fit time.

  1. Hint as a verb (intransitive):

    To suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue.

    Examples:

    "She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes''."

  2. Hint as a verb (transitive):

    To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.

    Examples:

    "to hint a suspicion"

  3. Hint as a verb (transitive):

    To develop and add hints to a font.

    Examples:

    "The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens''."

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