Shogun
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The hereditary military commander who held effective political power in feudal Japan until the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
“The shogun governed Japan from Edo while the emperor remained a largely ceremonial figurehead.”
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sho·gun
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Common tiles with moderate score, SHOGUN combines SH with the unusual OGN cluster
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