cajole

Plural: cajoles

Verb

Verb Forms: cajoled, cajoling, cajoles

To persuade someone to do something by flattery or promises.
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.

Noun

The act of cajoling

Examples

He tried to cajole his Scrabble tiles into forming a bingo, but they refused.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French cajoler, probably a blend of Middle French cageoler (“chatter like a jay”) (from gajole, dialectal diminutive of geai (“jaybird”)) + Old French gaioler (“entice into a cage”), which is from Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola (whence English caveola), diminutive of Latin cavea (“cage, coop, enclosure, stall”). More at cage, cave, cavum, cavus, and jail.

Synonyms

blarney, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle, butter up, entice

Scrabble Score: 15

cajole: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cajole: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cajole: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

cajole: valid Words With Friends Word