coddle

coddle is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To parboil, or soften by boiling. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
2. transitive verb. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
3. verb. cook in nearly boiling water

   "coddle eggs"

4. verb. treat with excessive indulgence

   "grandparents often pamper the children"

   "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

   Synonyms: baby, cocker, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil

Synonyms

baby, cocker, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil

Common word forms

coddled, coddler, coddles, coddling

Words from these letters

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