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Updated June 2026
to guide the direction of a vehicle or ship
“She gripped the wheel to steer through the storm.”
/stɪə(r)/
"Steer" 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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