Wounds

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of wound, referring to injuries to living tissue, particularly cuts or breaks in the skin.

“The nurse cleaned and dressed the soldier's wounds with great care.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/wuːndz/

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Synonyms

injurieslacerationscuts gashes

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the OU digraph and ends in NDS. The W at the start combined with OU is a useful narrowing clue.

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points. The W scores 4 and the word fits easily beside other common words on a busy board.

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Words you can make from Wounds

Shorter words formed from the letters in “wounds”.

downs nodus ounds sound swoun wound dons down dows duns duos nods nous nows onus owns snow sown undo wons

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