Daunts

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular of daunt, meaning to intimidate or discourage someone from attempting something.

“The sheer scale of the project daunts even the most experienced engineers.”

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Synonyms

intimidatesdiscouragesdisheartens

Antonyms

encouragesemboldensheartens

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains A and U as vowels, AUNTS is embedded within it, which may help with letter placement.

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Scrabble

All common tiles scoring modestly, the S on the end makes it useful for hooking onto DAUNT.

Words Related to Daunts

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “daunts” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

haunts jaunts taunts vaunts

Words you can make from Daunts

Shorter words formed from the letters in “daunts”.

adust aunts dasnt daunt dauts duant dunst dunts natus saunt stand staun suant sudan tunas unsad usant ands ansu ants antu aunt daun daut

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “daunts”.

astound dustman dustpan

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