Exhort
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
To strongly urge or encourage someone to act, often with enthusiastic words or calls.
“The coach would exhort his players to give everything in the final quarter.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ɛɡˈzɔːt/
Syllables
ex·hort
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Wordle
Only one vowel (O) in the middle, the XH opening is rare and helps identify the word quickly
Scrabble
Worth 16 points, X (8pts) and H (4pts) combine well, hooks with S and -ED for EXHORTS, EXHORTED
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