Lamprey
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A primitive jawless fish resembling an eel, equipped with a circular sucking mouth and a rasping tongue for attaching to host fish.
“The lamprey clamped onto the trout using its powerful sucker and would not let go.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
lam·prey
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Synonyms
cyclostome
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Wordle
Ends in the uncommon -EY suffix, LAMP- at the start with PREY contained within the word
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Scrabble
Worth 14 points, Y is the highest-value tile here and the -EY ending is relatively rare
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