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Updated June 2026
Feeling satisfaction and pleasure from one's achievements or the achievements of others close to oneself.
“She was proud of her daughter's graduation.”
/praʊd/
Contains OU vowel combination, good consonant mix.
Worth 8 points, useful for connecting words.
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Shorter words formed from the letters in “proud”.
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