Cringe

/kɹɪnd͡ʒ/

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

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters

Definition of Cringe

noun

A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.
"He glanced with a cringe at the mess on his desk."
A servile obeisance.
A crick.
An embarrassing event or situation which causes an onlooker to cringe.
"There was so much cringe in that episode!"
Someone or something that is cringy.
"That video was full of cringe."

verb

To shrink, cower, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.
"He cringed as the bird collided with the window."
To bow or crouch in servility.
To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.

Anagrams of Cringe

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 6 letters:

Words You Can Make

29 words can be made from the letters in "cringe":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

genic nicer reign renig

4-LETTER WORDS

cine cire gien girn grin nice rein rice ring

3-LETTER WORDS

cig eng erg ern gen gie gin ice ire neg rec reg rei rig rin

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+lclinger cringle

Related Word Patterns

CR...Words starting with "cr"...GEWords ending with "ge"All 6-letter words Unscramble "cringe"

Rhyming Words

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