Fledged
7 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Of a young bird, having grown a full set of feathers and become capable of independent flight.
“The fledged chicks left the nest in early summer, ready to fend for themselves.”
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Wordle
Starts with FL and ends in ED, with a DG cluster in the middle as a distinctive pair
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Scrabble
Worth 13 points, D and G each score 2 points, a solid mid-range word
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