Budded
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Past tense of bud, meaning (of a plant) produced new buds or began to open its earliest flowers.
“The roses had budded early thanks to the unseasonably warm spring weather.”
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bud·ded
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Wordle
Features a double D in positions four and five, begins with the familiar three-letter word 'bud'
Scrabble
The double D is efficient as both tiles are low cost, a straightforward extension from BUD with a -DED ending
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