Elater
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A click beetle, one of various widely distributed beetles capable of righting themselves with an audible click.
“The children found an elater beneath a log and watched it snap upright with a sharp click.”
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el·a·ter
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Wordle
Starts EL and ends ER, contains two E's at positions 1 and 5
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Worth 6 points, the ER ending allows the hook ELATERS for a seven-tile play
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