Amoeba
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
A microscopic single-celled organism found in water or as a parasite, which moves and engulfs food by extending and retracting temporary projections called pseudopods.
“Under the microscope, the amoeba slowly crept across the slide.”
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a·moe·ba
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Contains four vowels (A, O, E, A), one of the most vowel-heavy 6-letter words. Excellent for pinning vowel positions in Wordle.
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Worth 10 points. Four vowels help offload surplus tiles. Well-known word with good hook potential.
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