Badger
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
To pester or repeatedly pressure someone into doing something or giving a response.
“She continued to badger her landlord about the broken boiler until he finally sent a plumber.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈbæd͡ʒə/
Syllables
badg·er
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Wordle
Ends in -GER with A and E as vowels, the familiar BAD opening helps place the first three letters
Scrabble
G scores 2 points, badger totals 10 and hooks with S to form badgers, useful for clearing the rack
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