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Arbutus

7 lettersnounrare

Updated 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.

Pronunciation

Syllables

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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