Lethes
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of Lethe, the rivers of forgetfulness in Greek mythology from which the souls of the dead drank to erase their earthly memories.
“Classical poets often invoked the lethes as symbols of the oblivion awaiting all the dead.”
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Wordle
Ends in -ES and contains the TH combination, three Es make it vowel-heavy and useful for vowel dumping
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LETHES scores 9 points, the H adds value and the -ES ending can extend existing words on the board
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