Lunules

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of lunule, the small pale crescent shapes visible at the base of the human fingernails.

“The manicurist carefully painted around the lunules to preserve a natural look.”

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Synonyms

lunulaehalf-moons

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Wordle

Three vowels (U, U, E) make vowel placement important, and the word ends in the silent -LES pattern

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Scrabble

Contains two U's which can be awkward to rack, but the -ULES ending is a familiar English pattern

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “lunules”.

lunule sullen lulus lunel lunes nulls snell unuse ells elul lens lues lulu null sell slue

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