Carduus

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A genus of prickly Old World thistles comprising both annual and perennial species.

“The field was overrun with carduus, their purple flower heads rising above the surrounding grass.”

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Synonyms

thistleplume thistle

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Wordle

Ends in UUS, the double U is extremely unusual in English words and a strong Wordle clue

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, having two Us on the rack to play this word is a fortunate but rare situation

Words Related to Carduus

Words you can make from Carduus

Shorter words formed from the letters in “carduus”.

daucus arcus cadus cards carus cruds curds cursa curua dacus duras rudas scaur sudra acus arcs ardu ausu cads card cars caus crud crus

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