Cuddle
6 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
To hold someone close in a warm and affectionate embrace, or to settle into a cosy and comfortable position.
“The children loved to cuddle up to their grandmother on cold evenings.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈkʌ.dl/
Syllables
cud·dle
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Wordle
Double D in the middle with common letters all round, CUDDLE uses no rare letters and is a solid vowel-testing word
Scrabble
Worth 10 points, the doubled D and -LE ending make it easy to extend with prefixes on a double-letter square
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