cajole

Meanings

Plural: cajoles

Verb

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

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

Scrabble Score: 15

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

Words With Friends Score: 19

cajole is a valid Words With Friends word