Decried
7 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Past tense of decry, meaning to publicly condemn or express strong disapproval of something.
“Critics decried the decision to demolish the historic building.”
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de·cried
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Wordle
The DE- prefix and -IED past tense pattern appear in many verbs, Y becomes IED in the past form
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Worth 11 points, the Y scores 4 and the word uses all common letters for a tidy seven-letter play
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