Braise
6 lettersverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
To cook food slowly in a covered pot with a small amount of liquid until tender.
“She would braise the lamb shanks for three hours to achieve a rich, falling-apart texture.”
Pronunciation
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/breɪz/
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Contains RAISE inside, BR + AISE, the silent E ending is easy to overlook in Wordle guesses
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Worth 8 points, all common tiles, the -AISE ending is a useful pattern that can hook into existing board words
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