Foible
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A minor but distinctive personal quirk or weakness in character that is peculiar to an individual.
“His tendency to hum quietly while working was a harmless foible that his colleagues found endearing.”
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foi·ble
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The OI vowel pair in positions two and three is a productive early test, the -BLE ending is common in adjectives but rarer in nouns
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F scores 4 pts and B scores 3 pts, FOIBLE is a valuable 6-letter word with two above-average tiles and good hook potential
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