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Updated June 2026
a supernatural being in Islamic mythology
“The jinni appeared from the ancient lamp.”
jin·ni
"Jinni" repeats a letter (3 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants. Watch the less-common letter J.
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