Litmus
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A natural dye extracted from lichens that turns red in acidic conditions and blue in alkaline conditions, used as a basic chemical indicator.
“The teacher dipped a strip of litmus paper into the solution to test whether it was an acid or a base.”
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Ends in -US, contains M and S which are common, no repeated letters, making it a clean Wordle guess
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Worth 10 points, M scores 3 points, a solid mid-range word when you need to place an M tile efficiently
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