dle

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noun

A short, daily web-based guessing game or puzzle, especially one of many played one after another.

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Meanings

dle1

noundle (plural dles)

plural dles

  1. Internetin pluralinformalwith definite articleA short, daily web-based guessing game or puzzle, especially one of many played one after another.

DLE2

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismareologyInitialism of double-layer ejecta.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose

Similar
discoid lupus erythematosus
Broader
lupusautoimmune diseaseautoimmune disorder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Back-formation from Wordle (“web-based word game”), imitating the apparent suffix (taken from the surname of developer Josh Wardle).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

dle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dle

MLA

“dle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dle.

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