Kidding
7 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
The act of joking or teasing in a playful, light-hearted manner, drawn from the informal verb to kid.
“She said she was joking but no one could tell if she was really kidding.”
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kid·ding
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Wordle
Contains KIDD with double D, K at the start and -ING ending, the double D in the middle is unusual
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Scrabble
K (5 pts) and double D (4 pts combined), 7-letter word, a familiar term valid in Scrabble
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