Quincy
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Josiah Quincy, an American patriot who formally presented the grievances of the colonists to the British Crown in the 1770s.
“Quincy travelled to Britain in 1774 to argue the colonists' case before members of the government.”
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Syllables
quin·cy
Word Game Tips
Wordle
QUI opening with NCY ending, the Y ending is common in Wordle answers and the QUI prefix is notably distinctive
Scrabble
Q (10 pts) and Y (4 pts) give strong tile value, a proper noun so not valid in standard Scrabble but useful in Wordle
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