Solaris
7 lettersnounrareUpdated February 2026
Definition
A Unix-based operating system originally developed by Sun Microsystems. Also refers to a famous science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem about a sentient planet.
“The server runs on Solaris for optimal performance and reliability.”
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operating systemUnix system
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Contains two S's and vowels O, A, I; uncommon word choice
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Scrabble
Worth 7 points; useful combination of common letters
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