Deludes

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present tense of delude: deceives or misleads someone into believing something untrue.

“The addict deludes himself that he can stop whenever he chooses.”

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Synonyms

deceivesmisleadsfools tricks dupes

Antonyms

enlightensdisillusionsinforms

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Wordle

Contains D, E, L, U, D, E, S with two D's and two E's, the -UDES ending is a distinctive Wordle pattern

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Scrabble

Two D's score 2 each and S hooks onto 'delude', moderate Scrabble value for this 7-letter word

Words Related to Deludes

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deluded deluges denudes

Words you can make from Deludes

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delude dueled eluded eludes sueded deeds deled deles dudes duels dulse elude leeds lesed leuds slued suede deed dees dele dels deul deus dude

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