Lodger
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A person who pays rent to live in a room or rooms within another person's home as a tenant.
“They took in a lodger to help cover the monthly mortgage payments.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
lodg·er
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Wordle
Ends in ER which is common for agent nouns, the DG cluster distinguishes it from similar six-letter words
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Scrabble
Worth 8 points, G and R are useful tiles and the word plays cleanly off LODGE as a base
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