What does HEDGE mean?
- Pronunciation
- /hɛdʒ/
- Letters
- 5
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Words With Friends score
- 10
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
noun
- a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
- any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
- an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement“when you say `maybe' you are just hedging”
verb
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)“He dodged the issue”
- hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge“The animals were hedged in”
- enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges“hedge the property”
- minimize loss or risk“diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
hedges11
Anagrams of HEDGE
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside HEDGE
12 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is HEDGE a valid word in word games?
HEDGE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is HEDGE worth?
HEDGE is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from HEDGE?
12 other words, including HE, DE, ED and EDGE.