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Updated June 2026
Requiring immediate action or attention; pressing.
“The doctor said it was an urgent medical situation.”
/ˈɜːdʒənt/
ur·gent
Contains vowels U, E with common consonants R, G, N, T.
Worth 7 points; good for using G on bonus squares.
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