Curare
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A highly toxic alkaloid extracted from certain tropical South American plants, used historically as an arrow poison and medically as a powerful muscle relaxant.
“Indigenous hunters applied curare to their blowpipe darts to paralyse prey swiftly.”
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cu·ra·re
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CURARE contains two R's, don't overlook the repeated letter, the pattern C_RARE may help narrow guesses
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CURARE scores 8 points, low tile value but valid and distinctive, the double R is a rare combination
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