Cockles

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of cockle, small edible saltwater bivalve molluscs with ribbed shells, widely eaten in Britain.

“They bought a bag of cockles from the seafront stall and ate them with vinegar.”

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Synonyms

shellfishbivalvesmolluscs

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

CK pair and the LES ending are recognisable Wordle patterns and COCKLE is a well-known word

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Scrabble

Worth 15 points and the K on a double-letter square is the optimal Scrabble placement

Words Related to Cockles

Words one letter different

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

cackles cockies cockled

Words you can make from Cockles

Shorter words formed from the letters in “cockles”.

clocks cockle cleck clock cloes cloke close cocle cokes coles cosec koels locks scoke secco sleck slock sloke socle clos coes coke cole colk

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