Cringed
7 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Past tense of cringe: shrank back or flinched instinctively out of fear, pain, or embarrassment.
“He cringed when his mother showed his childhood photos to the dinner guests.”
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Starts with CR and ends in -ED, the -INGE- pattern in the middle is a useful clue
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Worth 11 points, G scores 2, a clean -ED extension of cringe with solid playability
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