Drosera
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A genus of carnivorous bog plants that trap insects using sticky glandular hairs on their leaves, commonly known as sundews.
“The botanist found a thriving patch of drosera growing in the waterlogged peat of the highland moor.”
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Contains no repeated letters and ends in A, rare in Wordle but the DROS- opening is distinctive
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Worth 8 points, a rare botanical term but useful for placing an awkward A at the end of a row
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