Goading
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Urging or verbal provocation intended to push someone into taking action.
“Despite the constant goading from his teammates, he refused to rise to the challenge.”
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Wordle
Starts with GOAD and ends in ING, with the OAD cluster at the root
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Worth around 9 points, the ING extension adds three common tiles and GOAD is a solid base word
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