Agaric
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A type of bracket fungus or gill-bearing mushroom, historically dried and used as tinder for starting fires.
“Strips of dried agaric were kept in the tinderbox to help catch a spark.”
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ag·a·ric
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Wordle
Ends in -IC with G and R present, the AG opening and the C ending are both distinctive
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Worth 9 points, the C at the end has modest value but the word is a reliable play on a crowded board
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