Armpit
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
The hollow area beneath the point where the arm meets the shoulder.
“He tucked the rolled-up newspaper under his armpit as he strode through the station.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈɑrmˌpɪt/
Syllables
arm·pit
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Contains P and T alongside a single vowel I, tests several consonant-rich positions in Wordle
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Scrabble
Scores 10 points, P contributes 3 and the IT ending can hook onto suffixes such as S or S-endings
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