Defiles

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of defile: narrow mountain passes or gorges through which only a small number of people can pass at a time.

“The army advanced cautiously through the rocky defiles of the mountain range.”

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Synonyms

gorges passesravinesgullies

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Wordle

Contains D, E, F, I, L, E, S with two E's, F in position 3 is an unusual placement worth testing

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F scores 4 and the S at the end allows hooking, a decent score for a 7-letter geographical term

Words Related to Defiles

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deciles defiled defiler defines

Words you can make from Defiles

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defies defile delies diesel elides felids fields seidel selfed defis deils deles delfs delis edile elide feeds feels felid felis fidel fides field filed

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