Leavens
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of leaven: substances such as yeast used to cause fermentation and rising in dough or liquid.
“Traditional bakers understood which leavens worked best for different types of bread.”
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Contains LEAVE and ends in -NS, with the V being the most distinctive consonant
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V (4 pts) lifts the score of this otherwise common-lettered word
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