Carrion

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

The decaying flesh of a dead animal, generally regarded as unfit for human consumption.

“Vultures circled high above the hillside, drawn by the scent of carrion below.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈkæ.rɪ.ən/

Syllables

car·ri·on

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Synonyms

carcass remainsrotting fleshoffal

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Wordle

Double R followed by -ION, contains three different vowels A, I, O in a distinctive pattern

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “carrion”.

rancor acoin acorn acron ancor arion cairn cairo carri conia coran coria corin crain incor incra narco naric noria noric oaric oncia orcin racon

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