Pekans

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of pekan: large, dark-brown carnivorous mammals of North American forests, also known as the fisher.

“Pekans were once hunted extensively for their dark, lustrous fur.”

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Synonyms

fishersfisher cats

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Wordle

Contains EKA in the middle, no repeated letters makes it a solid letter-elimination guess

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, K (5 pts) makes this a strong scoring play despite being a relatively obscure animal term

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aspen kanes knape knaps napes neaps panes panse peaks peans pekan sapek skean snake snape sneak sneap spake spane speak spean anes apes apse

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