Duncan

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated February 2026

Definition

A male given name of Scottish origin, or a character in Shakespeare's Macbeth.

“Duncan was the king murdered by Macbeth.”

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Two vowels U and A with common consonants; proper noun

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Worth 10 points; proper nouns typically not allowed

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