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Cradles

c 3r 1a 1d 2l 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of cradle

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does cradles mean?

noun

  1. a baby bed with sides and rockers

  2. where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

    “the birthplace of civilization”

    Synonymsbirthplaceplace of originprovenanceprovenience

  3. birth of a person

    “he was taught from the cradle never to cry”

  4. a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold

    Synonymsrocker

verb

  1. hold gently and carefully

    “He cradles the child in his arms”

  2. bring up from infancy

  3. hold or place in or as if in a cradle

    “He cradled the infant in his arms”

  4. cut grain with a cradle scythe

  5. wash in a cradle

    “cradle gold”

  6. run with the stick

Definitions shown for cradle, the base form of cradles.

Is CRADLES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CRADLES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
c 3r 1a 1d 2l 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
c 4r 1a 1d 2l 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
c 4r 1a 1d 2l 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
c 3r 1a 1d 2l 2e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CRADLES

Anagrams 2

recladsscalder

Words that end like CRADLES

Common words that share the ending -ADLES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

ladles
All words ending in -ADLES

Cradles: quick answers

Is CRADLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CRADLES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CRADLES worth?
CRADLES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does cradles mean?
cradles is the plural and third-person singular form of cradle, which means “a baby bed with sides and rockers”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CRADLES?
You can make 209 shorter words from CRADLES, such as CADRES, CEDARS, CLADES, CRADLE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CRADLES?
CRADLES rearranges into RECLADS, SCALDER.