wilder

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈwaɪldə(ɹ)/(UK)
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/ˈwaɪldə(ɹ)/(UK) · /ˈwaɪldɚ/ · /ˈwɪldə(ɹ)/(UK) · /ˈwɪldɚ/

Definition of wilder

10 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (comparative, form-of)comparative form of wild: more wild
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adj

  1. (comparative, form-of)comparative form of wild: more wild

verb

  1. To bewilder, perplex
    “Now, to smother noise and light, Is stolen abroad the wildering night,”
    “Now in their hearts those wildered Trojans said That once more they beheld Achilles' self Gigantic in his armour.”
    “More tender, grateful than she could have dreamed, Fond hands passed pitying over brows and hair, And gentle words borne softly through the air, Calming her weary sense and wildered mind, By welcome, dear communion with her kind.”
    “Deep and far within the ether stretched my eyes their anxious gaze, While the swelling thoughts within me grew a wild and wildered maze, Then came floating on the distance, softly to my listening ears, Low, thrilling harmonies of worlds whirling in their bright spheres.”

name

  1. (countable)A surname.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
  3. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
  4. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
  5. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
  6. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
  7. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
  8. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:

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Etymology

From wild.

Anagrams of wilder

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Hooks

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