Wilder
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Thornton Wilder, the American playwright and novelist whose celebrated works include the play 'Our Town'.
“The drama students studied Wilder's stagecraft as part of their American theatre module.”
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wil·der
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Wordle
Contains ILD cluster and ends in ER, W opener with a comparative-style suffix
Scrabble
Worth 10 points, moderate tile values, ER ending can allow further extensions
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