Auntie
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
An informal term for the sister of one's father or mother, or the wife of one's uncle.
“She spent every summer holiday at her auntie's cottage by the sea.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈæn.ti/
Syllables
aunt·ie
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Wordle
Contains four vowels (A, U, I, E) making it one of the best early Wordle guesses for mapping vowels
Scrabble
Worth 6 points, vowel-heavy and low-scoring but invaluable for dumping four vowels from an unbalanced rack
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