Updated June 2026
A soldier of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, especially in the First World War.
“Anzac Day commemorates the Gallipoli landing of 25 April 1915.”
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"Anzac" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants. Watch the less-common letter Z.
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