clue vs know

clue

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

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

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

verb
  • To provide with a clue. 

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

know

noun
  • Knowledge; the state of knowing; now confined to the fixed phrase ‘in the know’ 

  • Knowledge; the state of knowing. 

verb
  • To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. 

  • To experience. 

  • To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study. 

  • To be or become aware or cognizant. 

  • To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music). 

  • To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered. 

  • To be aware of; to be cognizant of. 

  • To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change. 

  • To have knowledge; to have information, be informed. 

How often have the words clue and know occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )