Dredged

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of dredge, cleared sediment or debris from a channel, river, or harbour using mechanical equipment.

“The harbour was dredged regularly to keep it navigable for large vessels.”

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Synonyms

excavatedscoopedcleareddeepened

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains EDGE inside, the DG consonant combination is uncommon and worth noting.

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Scrabble

EDGE is a strong internal sub-word, the double D makes placement trickier.

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Words one letter different

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dredger dredges drudged

Words you can make from Dredged

Shorter words formed from the letters in “dredged”.

dredge redded dreed edder edged edger greed reded dedd deed deer dere dree dreg edge eger egre gedd geed geer gere gree rede reed

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