Deluge

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A vast or overwhelming quantity of something, or a severe flood.

“The announcement triggered a deluge of enquiries to the helpline.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈdɛl.juːdʒ/

Syllables

del·uge

Related Words

Synonyms

floodtorrentinundation

Antonyms

droughttrickle

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Wordle

The UGE ending appears in very few common words, making it a helpful pattern to test

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Scrabble

G scores 2 points, deluge totals 8 points and is a useful board play with a terminal E hook

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Words you can make from Deluge

Shorter words formed from the letters in “deluge”.

elude glede gleed glued ledge degu dele deul duel edge euge geed geld gled glee glue gude guld gule lede leed luge

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