Clupea

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Updated June 2026

Definition

The type genus of the family Clupeidae, comprising the typical herrings found in temperate and cold seas.

“The marine biologist identified the specimen as belonging to the genus Clupea.”

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Contains the EA vowel pair at the end, very rare and unlikely to appear in standard Wordle lists

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Worth 10 points, a specialist taxonomic term useful for deploying awkward vowel-heavy racks

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