Frying
6 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Cooking food by heating it in hot fat or oil in a pan or on a griddle.
“She stood at the hob, frying bacon and eggs for breakfast.”
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fry·ing
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Wordle
Ends in the common ING suffix, FRY at the start is a well-known word that makes this easy to spot
Scrabble
Worth 13 points, the Y before ING creates an unusual vowel pattern with moderate board value
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