Adapid
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
An extinct small diurnal primate of the Eocene epoch, abundant in North America and Europe between 30 and 50 million years ago, considered a likely ancestor of modern lemurs.
“The fossil of an adapid was discovered in Wyoming, providing new evidence of early primate migration.”
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Contains repeated A and D letters in the pattern A-D-A-P-I-D, which can help identify duplicate letters in Wordle.
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Worth 10 points, with the P adding value and this specialist palaeontological term being valid in competitive Scrabble.
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