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Updated June 2026
a genus of wingless insects; also a mythological wind
“The japyx specimen was found beneath rotting bark.”
"Japyx" uses 5 different letters, which makes it efficient for eliminating options. Its 1 vowel balance the consonants. Watch the less-common letters J, X.
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