Preyed

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of prey: hunted or exploited a person or creature as a victim.

“The con artist preyed on elderly residents in the neighbourhood.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/preɪd/

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Synonyms

huntedvictimisedexploitedtargeted

Antonyms

protecteddefended

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Wordle

Contains the EYE cluster within PREYED and ends in ED, a common past-tense pattern

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Scrabble

The Y tile (value 4) gives a modest boost, PREYED uses common letters and hooks cleanly

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Words you can make from Preyed

Shorter words formed from the letters in “preyed”.

dreep peery perdy predy preed redye reedy deep deer depe depr dere dree drey dyer eery eyed eyer eyre peed peer prey pyre rede

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