Kindles
7 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular present tense of kindle, meaning to catch fire or to cause something to begin burning.
“Dry timber kindles quickly in hot weather, which is why forest fire warnings are issued during dry spells.”
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Wordle
Starts with KIND and ends in -LES, K with the -INDLE cluster is a recognisable Wordle pattern
Scrabble
K scores 5 pts, KINDLE + S is a 7-letter bingo extension of a common and well-known base word
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