Congo

5 lettersnounmoderate

Updated February 2026

Definition

A country in central Africa, or referring to the Congo River. Also a type of dance.

“The Congo River flows through several African countries.”

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Proper noun variant - has double consonants N and G.

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Worth 8 points, useful for geographic knowledge plays.

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