Daucus
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A plant genus of the carrot family, comprising species including the common cultivated carrot.
“The botanist noted that Daucus carota is the scientific name for the familiar orange root vegetable.”
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Wordle
Contains two vowels, A and U, in the first three letters, the unusual DAU opening makes it a tricky guess.
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No premium-scoring letters but uses common tiles well, worth playing if you can form it.
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