Seldom

6 lettersadverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Only on a few occasions, not frequently or at regular intervals.

“He seldom visited the city, preferring the quiet of the countryside.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/'seldəm/

Syllables

sel·dom

Related Words

Synonyms

rarely

Antonyms

often

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Wordle

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, D and M add modest value and the word is easy to place on the board

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Anagrams of Seldom

Words that use exactly the same letters as “seldom”.

models

Words you can make from Seldom

Shorter words formed from the letters in “seldom”.

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “seldom”.

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