Archives
8 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
A collection of historical documents, records, or materials providing information about a place, institution, or group of people. Also refers to the place where such materials are kept and preserved.
“Researchers spent weeks in the national archives studying documents from the Victorian era.”
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ar·chives
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Wordle
Contains three vowels (A, I, E) and the high-value letters V, H, and C; watch for -ES ending
Scrabble
Worth 14 points; valuable with V (4 points) and H (4 points) in plural form
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