Waddle

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

To walk with a slow, unsteady gait, shifting the weight from side to side with each short step as a duck or penguin does.

“The penguins waddled awkwardly up the beach before diving gracefully into the sea.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

wad·dle

Related Words

Synonyms

toddle coggle totter dodder paddle

Antonyms

stride march glide

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains double D in positions four and five, the ADDLE sequence also appears in PADDLE, SADDLE, and RIDDLE

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, the W (4 points) is the main scorer, and WADDLE extends to WADDLED or WADDLER

Words Related to Waddle

Anagrams of Waddle

Words that use exactly the same letters as “waddle”.

dawdle

Words one letter different

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

paddle raddle saddle

Words you can make from Waddle

Shorter words formed from the letters in “waddle”.

addle dawed dedal delaw dewal dwale laded lawed waded waled weald alew awed dade dale dawe dead deal deda edda lade lead leda lewd

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

dawdled dawdler dawdles drawled

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