Hermits
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of hermit, referring to people who have withdrawn from society to live in solitude, typically for religious or spiritual reasons.
“The hermits of the early desert tradition lived in isolated caves and sustained themselves on very little.”
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Wordle
Contains HERM and ends in ITS. The MITS cluster is a useful Wordle narrowing block in the final positions
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The M adds value. HERMITS scores around 12 points and the S enables useful hooks onto adjacent words
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