Stodgy
6 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Describing food or writing that is heavy, starchy, and difficult to get through or engage with.
“The critic described the author's prose as stodgy and in need of lightening.”
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stodg·y
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Wordle
Ends in DGY, an unusual cluster, confirming the O vowel and G early narrows choices considerably.
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Scrabble
Worth 12 points, G, D, and Y together push the score well above average.
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