Tzetze
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A bloodsucking African fly that transmits sleeping sickness and other diseases to humans and livestock.
“The tzetze fly is feared across sub-Saharan Africa for spreading trypanosomiasis.”
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tsetseglossina
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Wordle
Unusual spelling with double Z, starts and ends with T, variant of tsetse
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TZETZE scores 24 points due to two Z tiles each worth 10, exceptionally high-value play
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