Cloying
7 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Excessively sweet or sentimental to the point of being cloying and unpleasant to experience.
“The birthday cake was so rich and cloying that most guests could manage only a small slice.”
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cloy·ing
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Wordle
Contains OY in positions three and four and ends in ING. Y appears twice as both a vowel and a letter.
Scrabble
13 points with Y worth 4. The ING suffix is highly productive for hooking and Y adds solid value.
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