fudge

fudge is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A made-up story; stuff; nonsense; humbug; -- often an exclamation of contempt. 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.

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

Definitions

1. noun. A made-up story; stuff; nonsense; humbug; -- often an exclamation of contempt.
2. transitive verb. To make up; to devise; to contrive; to fabricate.
3. transitive verb. To foist; to interpolate.
4. noun. soft creamy candy
5. verb. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

   "He dodged the issue"

   "she skirted the problem"

   Synonyms: circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, hedge, parry, sidestep, skirt

6. verb. tamper, with the purpose of deception

   "Fudge the figures"

   "cook the books"

   Synonyms: cook, fake, falsify, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle

Synonyms

circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, hedge, parry, sidestep, skirt, cook, fake, falsify, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle

Common word forms

fudged, fudger, fudges, fudging

Words from these letters

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