Pruned

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of prune, meaning cut away dead or overgrown branches and shoots from a plant to encourage healthy growth.

“She pruned the rose bushes back hard before the winter frosts arrived.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/pruːnd/

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Synonyms

trimmedclippedcut backlopped

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Wordle

Ends in ED. Contains UNE vowel cluster. Common gardening word.

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Scrabble

PRUNED scores 9 points. Adding D to PRUNE is a clean and reliable play.

Words Related to Pruned

Words one letter different

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

pruner prunes

Words you can make from Pruned

Shorter words formed from the letters in “pruned”.

drupe duper nuder perdu perun prude prune pured rendu runed under unred upend depr dern duer dune dupe dure durn nerd nude peru pure

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