Myopia
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
A visual condition in which the eye focuses light in front of the retina rather than on it, causing distant objects to appear blurred.
“Her myopia was severe enough that without glasses she could not read the clock on the far wall.”
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my·o·pi·a
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Starts with MY and ends in IA, four vowels out of six letters give it good guessability
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10-point word with Y giving extra value, the IA ending can form useful extensions
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