Chides

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present tense of chide: scolds or rebukes someone for a fault or wrongdoing.

“She chides herself whenever she makes an avoidable mistake.”

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Synonyms

scoldsrebukesreprimands

Antonyms

praisescommends

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in ES and contains HIDE as a hidden sequence, a useful word to try in later Wordle rounds

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, the terminal S makes it handy for extending an existing CHIDE on the board

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Words you can make from Chides

Shorter words formed from the letters in “chides”.

cedis chide dices echis hides shice shide shied sidhe cedi chid chis cise deis desc desi dice dich dies disc dish edhs hide hied

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