Elastin
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A fibrous structural protein found in connective tissue that gives skin, arterial walls, and other body tissues their ability to stretch and return to shape.
“The gradual loss of elastin in ageing skin is a primary cause of wrinkling and sagging.”
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e·las·tin
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Wordle
Starts with ELAST, closely mirroring ELASTIC, and ends in IN rather than IC
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No premium tiles, worth around 9 points base, swapping the C of ELASTIC for N gives ELASTIN
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