Scolds

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of scold, meaning reprimands or rebukes someone sharply and angrily.

“She scolds the children every morning for leaving their muddy shoes in the hallway.”

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Synonyms

reprimandsrebukeschides berateschastises

Antonyms

praisescommendscompliments

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Wordle

SC opening with OLDS ending, the OLDS pattern is a common English ending worth testing across multiple Wordle guesses

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points with all common tiles, useful for extending SCOLD already placed on the board with a simple S hook

Words Related to Scolds

Words one letter different

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

scalds

Words you can make from Scolds

Shorter words formed from the letters in “scolds”.

clods colds scold clod clos cods cold cols coss docs dols doss loss olds sods sold sols

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