Wading

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Walking through shallow water with the feet and lower legs submerged.

“The children spent the afternoon wading through the rock pools searching for crabs.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

wad·ing

Related Words

Synonyms

paddlingsplashingfording

Antonyms

swimming floating

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in ING and starts with WAD, the DI in positions four and five is a useful mid-word cluster to confirm

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, the W (4 points) and G (2 points) contribute most, and WADING plays well off existing tiles

Words Related to Wading

Anagrams of Wading

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

dawing

Words one letter different

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

fading jading lading waging waking waling waning waring waving waxing waying

Words you can make from Wading

Shorter words formed from the letters in “wading”.

awing diwan dwang ignaw wigan adin agin andi awin dain dang dani dawn diag dian ding gadi gain gawn gnaw igad inga wadi wain

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

dawning drawing

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