Juncus
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A large genus of grass-like marsh plants commonly known as rushes, typically found in temperate wetland regions.
“The pond margins were thickly colonised by juncus and sedge.”
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Ends in -CUS, a botanical Latin term with J, U, N, C, U, S and a repeated U
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J scores 8, C scores 3, double U uses two vowel tiles but JUNCUS is valid in Scrabble dictionaries
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