Distant
7 lettersadjectivecommonUpdated February 2026
Definition
Far away in space or time, or showing emotional reserve and lack of warmth. Distant can describe physical separation, temporal remoteness, or aloof behaviour.
“They could see the distant mountains on the horizon as the sun began to set.”
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Wordle
Contains common pattern -ANT ending; features vowels I and A with double occurrence of some letters
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Worth 8 points; good for extending words with -ANT suffix patterns
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