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Updated June 2026
plural of reef; ridges of rock or coral near the water surface
“The coral reefs teemed with colourful marine life.”
"Reefs" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.
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Shorter words formed from the letters in “reefs”.
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