Lolium
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A genus of grasses including ryegrass and darnel, widely found in temperate regions as pasture plants or arable weeds.
“The farmer struggled to control the Lolium that was spreading through his barley crop.”
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Wordle
Ends in IUM like many Latin genus names, double L early and vowels O, I, U present across the word
Scrabble
Worth 8 points, M at the end and the double L make this a reasonable rack-clearer for vowel-heavy hands
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