What it means
- (verb) To make something soft or softer. “Soften the butter before beating in the sugar.”
- (verb) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up). “Before the invasion, we softened up the enemy with the artillery.”
- (verb) To make less harsh “Having second thoughts, I softened my criticism.”
- (verb) To become soft or softer “The butter softened as it warmed up.”
Letter analysis
- Soften contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 9.
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Words starting with SOF
- sofa
- sofas
- soft
- softball
- softballs
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- softener
- softeners
- softening
- softens
- softer
- softest
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- softie
- softies
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Common questions
What does Soften mean?
To make something soft or softer.
How many letters are in Soften?
Soften has 6 letters.
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