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5-letter words ending in DGE

There are 18 5-letter words ending in DGE in the standard word-game list. The most common are judge, badge, lodge, ridge, dodge, fudge. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
judgea public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice14
badgean emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or…9
lodgea formal association of people with similar interests7
ridgea long narrow natural elevation or striation7
dodgean elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade8
fudgesoft creamy candy10
budgemove very slightly9
hedgea fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes10
ledgea projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water7
wedgeany shape that is triangular in cross section10
nudgea slight push or shake7
midgeminute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water9
cadgeask for and get free; be a parasite9
fadgeTo eat together.10
fidgeTo fidget; jostle or shake.10
kedgeA small anchor used for warping a vessel.11
sedgegrasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets…7
wodgeA bulk mass, usually of small items, particularly money; a wad10

All 18 words