Katydid
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A large, bright-green North American grasshopper with very long antennae, the males of which produce a distinctive loud stridulating sound.
“The summer evenings were filled with the rhythmic rasping call of katydids from the trees.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
ka·ty·did
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Synonyms
long-horned grasshopperbush crickettettigoniid
Word Game Tips
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Wordle
K at start, contains the TY cluster and ends in DID, Y in an unusual position
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Scrabble
K (5) and Y (4) and two Ds (4 combined) make this a high-value tile play
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