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Cooing

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Making the soft, low, murmuring call characteristic of doves and pigeons.

The cooing of wood pigeons on the rooftop drifted into the room as she worked at her desk.

Pronunciation

Syllables

coo·ing

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Synonyms

murmuringpurringwarbling

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Wordle

Features three O's within six letters, the COO- opening is very distinctive in Wordle

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, the triple O makes this ideal for offloading surplus O tiles from a vowel-heavy rack

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