Egging
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Present participle of egg, meaning urging or goading someone to do something, often something reckless.
“His friends were egging him on to climb the fence despite the warning signs.”
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Wordle
Double G in the middle with the familiar -ING ending, a comfortable pattern to guess late in a game
Scrabble
Worth 10 points, the -ING suffix is a staple extender and double G uses both your G tiles efficiently
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