Fooled

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of fool, meaning deceived or tricked someone into believing something false.

“He fooled everyone with his convincing disguise and forged credentials.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/fuːld/

Related Words

Synonyms

deceivedtrickedduped misledhoodwinked

Antonyms

enlightenedinformedundeceived

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the double OO which is a strong Wordle signal, starts with F and ends in -LED for easy pattern matching

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Scrabble

FOOLED scores well with double O and the F tile, the -ED suffix is reliable and versatile

Words Related to Fooled

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “fooled” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

cooled foaled foiled footed fouled fowled pooled tooled wooled

Words you can make from Fooled

Shorter words formed from the letters in “fooled”.

deloo flood looed delf dole dolf dool elod feod fled floe fold fole food fool lode oleo

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “fooled”.

flooded floored folioed footled

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