cod: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 6 letter points · starts with C · ends with D
Meaning of cod
noun
Any of various types of sea fish or the meat from said fish. A sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), and whiting (usually Merlangius merlangus).
Any of various types of sea fish or the meat from said fish. A sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), and whiting (usually Merlangius merlangus). A sea fish of the genus Gadus, inclusive of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus), and Greenland cod (Gadus ogac or Gadus macrocephalus ogac).
Any of various types of sea fish or the meat from said fish. A sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), and whiting (usually Merlangius merlangus). A sea fish of the genus Gadus, inclusive of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus), and Greenland cod (Gadus ogac or Gadus macrocephalus ogac). An Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
- informal, usually
Any of various types of sea fish or the meat from said fish. Other not closely related fish which are similarly important to regional fisheries, as the hapuku and cultus cod.
Listed forms: cods.
Source: Wiktionary — cod.
noun
The cocoon of a silkworm.
- obsolete
A small bag or pouch.
- UK, obsolete
A husk or integument; a pod.
- also, archaic, in-plural
The scrotum.
Listed forms: cods.
Source: Wiktionary — cod.
noun
A joke or an imitation.
Example: I assume it all could just be a cod.
A stupid or foolish person.
Example: He's making a right cod of himself.
Listed forms: cods.
Source: Wiktionary — cod.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
payable by the recipient on delivery
noun
the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
noun
lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
noun
major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of cod
C(3) + O(1) + D(2) = 6 points.
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Anagrams of cod
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from cod
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in cod. Showing up to 24, longest first.