Girding
7 lettersverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Present participle of gird, meaning bracing or preparing oneself for a difficult challenge or confrontation.
“The team was girding itself for the toughest match of the season.”
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gird·ing
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Wordle
Starts with GIRD and ends in -ING. Contains no double letters. A seven-letter word using common tiles.
Scrabble
Worth 10 points. The -ING suffix is among the most common in English. GIRD is a useful base word.
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