Noodle

/nuːdl̩/ noun verb

(usually in the plural) a string or strip of pasta

What it means

  1. (noun) (usually in the plural) a string or strip of pasta “She slurped a long noodle up out of her soup.”
  2. (noun) A person with poor judgement; a fool
  3. (noun) The brain, the head
  4. (noun) A pool noodle
  5. (verb) To think or ponder. “"Noodle that thought around for a while" said Dr. Johnson to his Biblical Interpretations class.”
  6. (verb) To fiddle, play with, or mess around. “If the machine is really broken, noodling with the knobs is not going to fix it.”
  7. (verb) To improvise music. “He has been noodling with that trumpet all afternoon, and every bit of it sounds awful.”
  8. (verb) To fish (usually for very large catfish) without any equipment other than the fisherman's own body “Fred had several lacerations on his hands from noodling for flathead in the river.”
  9. (verb) To fossick, especially for opals.

Letter analysis

  • Noodle contains 6 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
  • It uses 5 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 1.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 7.

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Common questions

What does Noodle mean?

(usually in the plural) a string or strip of pasta

How many letters are in Noodle?

Noodle has 6 letters.

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