Donkeys
7 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of donkey, also serving as the symbol of the United States Democratic Party, first popularised in a cartoon by Thomas Nast in 1874.
“The children fed the donkeys at the farm and laughed as the animals brayed in the afternoon sun.”
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Wordle
Opens with DON and ends with EYS, with K in position 4, the Y vowel-sound in position 5 can mislead early guesses
Scrabble
K scores 5 and Y scores 4, giving 15 Scrabble points total, hooks neatly onto DONKEY with a terminal S
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