Erring
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Liable to make mistakes or prone to straying from what is right or correct.
“The magistrate showed compassion towards the erring defendant who had expressed genuine remorse.”
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err·ing
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Wordle
Double R sits in positions 2 and 3 and the -ING ending is extremely common, making early vowel guesses productive
Scrabble
Worth 7 points, the -ING suffix is versatile for extending words already on the board
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