Gourds

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of gourd: dried, hollowed shells of bottle gourds used as natural containers or vessels.

“The villagers carried water from the well in hand-carved gourds.”

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Synonyms

calabashesvessels bottles

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Wordle

Ends in S, contains OUR, no repeated letters, strong consonant cluster at the end

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, straightforward plural, GOURD base hooks well and the S extends it cleanly

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Change a single letter of “gourds” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

gourde

Words you can make from Gourds

Shorter words formed from the letters in “gourds”.

drugs duros gourd sourd sudor dogs dors doug dour drou drug dugs duos duro gods gour gros grus ours rods rous rugs sour surd

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “gourds”.

drogues gordius gourdes grounds groused

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