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Querns

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of quern, meaning primitive hand-operated stone mills used to grind grain into flour.

Archaeologists uncovered several querns at the Iron Age settlement, confirming that grain was processed on site.

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Synonyms

millstonesgrindstoneshand mills

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Wordle

QUE opening with RNS ending, the unusual RNS consonant cluster at the end makes this a tough but memorable Wordle word

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Scrabble

Q (10 pts) with moderate tile values, QUERNS is worth knowing as a rare but valid Scrabble word that scores above average

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