Dacite
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A fine-grained grey volcanic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase and quartz along with other crystalline minerals.
“The geologist identified the cliff face as dacite formed from ancient lava flows.”
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Wordle
Ends in -ITE, a very common mineralogy suffix, starts with DAC-, no repeated letters
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Scrabble
DACITE has moderate tile value, the -ITE ending is common among geological terms played in Scrabble
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