Aplysia

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A genus of large sea slugs, commonly known as sea hares, belonging to the family Aplysiidae.

“The aplysia releases a cloud of purple ink when threatened by a predator.”

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Synonyms

tethys

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Contains PL and Y, four vowels A, Y, I, A, Y can act as vowel or consonant here

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Y is worth 4 points, the word uses two As and the uncommon sequence PLY

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aplasia

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alias alisp aliya asyla islay lapis lapsi layia pails paisa palas palay palis palsy piala pisay playa plays saily salay salpa sayal spail spial

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