Prolix
6 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Using far more words than necessary, tending to speak or write at tedious and excessive length.
“The professor's prolix lectures often ran well past the scheduled time.”
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pro·lix
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Ends in X which is very uncommon in six-letter words, testing X early is a strong Wordle strategy
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The X tile (value 8) makes PROLIX high-scoring, excellent if you can land it on a bonus square
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