Eskers
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of esker, being long, winding ridges of gravel and sand deposited by meltwater streams beneath ancient glaciers or ice sheets.
“The geomorphologist mapped a chain of eskers stretching across the glaciated upland plateau.”
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Wordle
Contains K in position 4 which is relatively unusual, and the -ERS ending is a common suffix worth guessing early
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Worth 10 points with K scoring 5, and the -ERS ending makes it easy to hook onto existing board words
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