Curdle

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To cause a liquid, especially milk, to coagulate and separate into solid curds and liquid whey, or to congeal in a similar way.

“Adding lemon juice to warm milk will cause it to curdle almost immediately.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈkɜː.dəl/

Syllables

cur·dle

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Synonyms

coagulateclotcongeal

Antonyms

liquefydissolve

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Wordle

CURDLE has six distinct letters with no repeats, C, U, R, D, L, E, making it a strong Wordle guess for covering common letters

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Scrabble

CURDLE scores 9 points, extend to CURDLES or CURDLED for follow-up plays using existing board tiles

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