Carding

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

The process of combing or brushing wool, cotton, or other fibres to align them in preparation for spinning.

“She spent the afternoon carding the newly shorn fleece before sitting down to spin it into yarn.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

card·ing

Related Words

Synonyms

combingteasingbrushing

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in ING, starts CARD, a very recognisable letter pattern for textile and craft vocabulary

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, the ING suffix makes this a common bingo extension from the rack

Words Related to Carding

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “carding” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

barding cadding carking carping carting carving cording curding harding larding

Words you can make from Carding

Shorter words formed from the letters in “carding”.

arcing caring daring racing rancid acing acrid agric agrin argid argin caird cairn canid carid cigar cnida craig crain crang danic darci daric darin

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