Dungeon

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

The principal keep or tower of a medieval castle, or a dark underground cell used as a prison.

“Prisoners condemned by the king were thrown into the dungeon beneath the castle keep to await sentencing.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈdʌn.d͡ʒən/

Syllables

dun·geon

Related Words

Synonyms

keep donjon

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in EON. Contains the NG cluster. The UNG pattern in the middle is a common English combination.

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points. EON ending allows hooking. A commonly known word opponents will likely spot.

Words Related to Dungeon

Words one letter different

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dudgeon

Words you can make from Dungeon

Shorter words formed from the letters in “dungeon”.

guenon gunned undone donne dunne dunno gonne gunne nudge unden undog undon ungod unode degu doeg doge done donn doug dune dung genu geod

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