Cringe

/kɹɪnd͡ʒ/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Cringe

noun

  1. A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

    "He glanced with a cringe at the mess on his desk."

  2. A servile obeisance.
  3. A crick.
  4. An embarrassing event or situation which causes an onlooker to cringe.

    "There was so much cringe in that episode!"

  5. Someone or something that is cringy.

    "That video was full of cringe."

verb

  1. To shrink, cower, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.

    "He cringed as the bird collided with the window."

  2. To bow or crouch in servility.
  3. To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
Anagrams of Cringe

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "cringe":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "cringe" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Cringe"

Cringe is a 6-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "cringe" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Cringe" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "cringe" is a low-scoring word.