Efflux
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The action or process of flowing outwards, as of a liquid or gas from a container or source.
“The efflux of water from the reservoir was carefully controlled throughout the dry season.”
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ef·flux
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Double F followed by LUX, ends in X with only E and U as vowels, heavily consonant-weighted
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Scrabble
F scores 4 each (double F = 8 combined) and X scores 8, one of the highest tile-value six-letter words possible
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