cradle
NOUNVERB
/kreɪdəl/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
cradle is a valid 6-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3R1A1D2L1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does cradle mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
A baby bed with sides and rockers.
BROADER
4
Birth of a person.
“he was taught from the cradle never to cry”
BROADER
VERB · 6 SENSES
1
Wash in a cradle.
“cradle gold”
BROADER
2
Bring up from infancy.
BROADER
3
Cut grain with a cradle scythe.
BROADER
4
Hold gently and carefully.
“He cradles the child in his arms”
BROADER
5
Hold or place in or as if in a cradle.
“He cradled the infant in his arms”
BROADER
6
Run with the stick.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD