Apraxia
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A neurological disorder in which voluntary purposeful movements cannot be performed despite intact muscles and nerves.
“Limb apraxia made it difficult for him to perform simple tasks like buttoning a shirt.”
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a·prax·i·a
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Contains X and ends in IA, four vowels A, A, I, A, X is rare and immediately distinctive
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X scores 8 points making this highly valuable, three As may be difficult to collect
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