Cuscus
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A woolly-furred, tree-dwelling marsupial native to New Guinea and northern Australia, related to the possum.
“The cuscus moved slowly through the forest canopy, gripping branches with its prehensile tail.”
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Wordle
Contains an unusual repeated CUS pattern with all vowels being U, no common English word shares this structure
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Worth 10 points, the double-U and double-C pattern is challenging to build but valid and surprising
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