Pidgin
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A simplified contact language that develops between groups of speakers who do not share a common tongue, typically arising for the purposes of trade.
“The traders communicated in a pidgin that blended English, Malay, and Cantonese vocabulary.”
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pidg·in
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Ends in -IN, the middle contains GIN, two I vowels are useful for testing in Wordle
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Worth 10 points, two I vowels help rack balance, extends to PIDGINS with an S hook
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