Ensues
6 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular of ensue, meaning to follow or arise as a natural result or consequence of something.
“Panic ensues every time the delivery system goes offline without any prior warning.”
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Wordle
The UE vowel pair before the final S is unusual in Wordle, once U and E are placed together, very few six-letter words fit this pattern.
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All low-scoring tiles worth 1 point each, a clean play that mirrors ENSUED with an S swap, useful for clearing common letters from your rack.
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