Arbutus
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Any of several evergreen shrubs or small trees of the genus Arbutus, bearing white flowers and edible red or orange berry-like fruits.
“The arbutus clung to the rocky hillside, its smooth reddish bark peeling away in thin papery layers.”
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ar·bu·tus
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Synonyms
strawberry treemadrone
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Wordle
Starts ARB and ends -US with double U as the repeated vowel among A, U, and U in the word
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Double U is difficult to rack and the -US ending limits hooks, making ARBUTUS a challenging play
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