Cuckold
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A man whose wife or partner has been sexually unfaithful to him.
“The play's protagonist is an oblivious cuckold who is the very last to discover his wife's infidelity.”
Pronunciation
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cuck·old
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Wordle
Double C near the start, ends in -OLD, contains U and O, a historically charged word
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Scrabble
Worth 16 points, two C tiles are required but the word scores well, a classic literary term
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