Clinged

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of cling, meaning adhered tightly or held fast to something, resisting separation.

“The wet shirt clinged to his back throughout the long humid afternoon.”

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Synonyms

clung adhered stuck held gripped

Antonyms

releasedlet godetached

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Note that clung is the more standard past form. Contains NG and ends in ED with one vowel I.

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Scrabble

11 points. NG is worth 3 combined and the ED suffix is unremarkable. Clung scores the same.

Words Related to Clinged

Words one letter different

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

clanged clinked cringed

Words you can make from Clinged

Shorter words formed from the letters in “clinged”.

ceding elding engild cinel cline cling decil deign digne dinge eldin gelid genic glide gnide incle ingle ligne lined linge nidge nigel cedi ceil

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