Caress

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To touch or stroke someone or something gently and tenderly as a sign of affection.

“She reached out to caress the lamb's soft wool as it nuzzled against her hand.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/kəˈrɛs/

Syllables

ca·ress

Related Words

Synonyms

strokefondlepet

Antonyms

strikehit

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in a double S, a pattern shared with stress and dress, and starts with the common CAR cluster

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Scrabble

The double S ending is useful for hooking plural words on the board, all tiles are low value

Words Related to Caress

Anagrams of Caress

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

scares

Words one letter different

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

carets

Words you can make from Caress

Shorter words formed from the letters in “caress”.

acres arces arses cares carse caser cases casse ceras cesar crass cress escar races rases rasse sacre scare scars scase scrae sears serac acer

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

actress arcuses caserns casters chasers crashes crasser creases escarps eschars

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