Promise
7 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
A declaration or assurance that one will do something or that something will happen. It represents a commitment to undertake a specified action or behave in a certain way.
“She made a promise to visit her grandmother every weekend.”
Pronunciation
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/ˈprɒmɪs/
Syllables
prom·ise
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Wordle
Contains double I and common consonants P, R, M
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Scrabble
Worth 11 points; good for building with PRO- prefix
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