Childes

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Archaic plural form of child, referring to young people or youths.

“The medieval ballad opened with a scene of childes gathered at the village green.”

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Synonyms

children youthsyoungsters

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Wordle

CHILD with an S suffix, a simple but rare archaic inflection of a very common word

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Scrabble

Worth 13 points, a rare archaic form, CHILD without the S is a stronger base play

Words Related to Childes

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “childes” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

childed chilies

Words you can make from Childes

Shorter words formed from the letters in “childes”.

chides chiles chisel shield sliced cedis ceils chide chiel child chile decil deils delhi delis dices echis heild heils hidel hides hield idles isled

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