Tupaia
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The type genus of the family Tupaiidae, comprising the small, insectivorous mammals known as tree shrews, native to South and Southeast Asia.
“Specimens of Tupaia collected in Borneo helped naturalists establish the family's taxonomic position.”
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tree shrew
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Contains four vowels (U, A, I, A) in a six-letter word, making it highly vowel-heavy. A very unusual Wordle pattern.
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A proper noun (genus name) and invalid in standard Scrabble. Worth 8 points in variant play.
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