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Updated June 2026
a person employed to care for children; a female goat
“The nanny goat led the herd up the rocky hillside.”
/ˈnæni/
nan·ny
"Nanny" repeats a letter (3 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 1 vowel balance the consonants.
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