Florid
6 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Excessively ornate or showy in style, or having a flushed and reddish complexion.
“The florid prose of certain Victorian novels can feel overwrought to modern readers.”
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flor·id
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Wordle
Ends in ID with ORI cluster inside, FL at the start and no repeated letters make it efficient to guess
Scrabble
Worth 10 points with F (4) as the best tile, the D ending is a flexible final hook
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