Carica
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The type genus of the plant family Caricaceae, comprising tropical American trees that produce the fruit known as papaya.
“The botanist classified the specimen as belonging to the genus carica based on its leaf shape and fruit structure.”
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Contains repeated A and C with vowels at positions 2, 4, and 6, an unusual letter pattern for Wordle
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Worth 10 points, the repeated C and A can be awkward to place but the word is valid in many dictionaries
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