Pixy
4 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A low-growing creeping evergreen shrub with narrow overlapping leaves and small white star-shaped flowers, native to the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas.
“The ecologist pointed out a patch of pixy nestled among the sandy soil beneath the pines.”
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pix·y
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Wordle
Contains the rare X and ends in Y. Both X and P are uncommon Wordle letters, making this tricky.
Scrabble
Worth 16 points (P=3, I=1, X=8, Y=4). One of the highest-scoring 4-letter words thanks to X and Y.
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