Plover

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A compact wading bird with a short bill and long pointed wings, found mainly on shores and open ground.

“A ringed plover darted across the mudflats in search of food.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

plov·er

Related Words

Synonyms

wadershorebird

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts PL and ends ER with V in position four, the trickiest letter to guess

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, the V scores 4 and the word overlaps with LOVER for board placement

Words Related to Plover

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “plover” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

clover plower

Words you can make from Plover

Shorter words formed from the letters in “plover”.

loper lover poler prole prove lope lore love over pole pore prev role rope rove vole

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