5 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
noun soft creamy candy
verb tamper, with the purpose of deception
verb avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
originProbably a variant of fadge (“to fit”), the confectionery sense having evolved from the meaning of “merging together” or “turning out as expected”.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0