Fiddle
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
A bowed stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings, a hollow wooden body, and an unfretted fingerboard.
“She played a lively reel on her fiddle at the village ceilidh.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈfɪ.dl̩/
Syllables
fid·dle
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Wordle
Contains double D in the middle and ends in -LE, the DD repeated-letter pattern is worth testing early
Scrabble
Worth 11 points, the double D contributes 4 points combined and the word is built entirely from common tiles
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