Pardon

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

To forgive or excuse someone for an offence or wrongdoing.

“The king agreed to pardon the prisoners in honour of the coronation celebrations.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈpɑrdən/

Syllables

par·don

Related Words

Synonyms

forgivenessamnesty excuse

Antonyms

condemn punish blame

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Uses all high-frequency letters P, A, R, D, O, N making it an excellent opening Wordle guess

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, the ON ending allows hooking with S or ED to extend the play

Words Related to Pardon

Words one letter different

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

parson

Words you can make from Pardon

Shorter words formed from the letters in “pardon”.

adorn adrop andor apron donar drona pardo prado prand radon adon ador apod darn dona dopa dora dorn dorp drop nard orad pond prod

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

aproned

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