Cockles

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:18 pts7 letters

Definition of Cockles

noun

Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.
The shell of such a mollusk.
(in the plural) One’s innermost feelings (only in the expression “the cockles of one’s heart”).
(directly from French coquille) A wrinkle, pucker
(by extension) A defect in sheepskin; firm dark nodules caused by the bites of keds on live sheep

verb

To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting; to pucker.

noun

Any of several field weeds, such as the common corncockle (Agrostemma githago) and darnel ryegrass (Lolium temulentum).

noun

A £10 note; a tenner.

Anagrams of Cockles

Words You Can Make

43 words can be made from the letters in "cockles":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

clock close cocks cokes coles cosec koels locks secco socle

4-LETTER WORDS

cels cock coke cole cols elks koel leks lock lose okes oles sloe sock soke+1 more

3-LETTER WORDS

cel col cos elk els kos lek les oes oke ole ose sec sel sol

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

darnel

Rhyming Words

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