Elaters
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The plural of elater, referring to click beetles, a family of beetles that can right themselves by snapping their bodies into the air with an audible click.
“He found several elaters in the rotting log, each one snapping upright when disturbed.”
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Starts with EL and ends in ERS, contains the ATE cluster in positions 4 to 6
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No premium tiles, worth around 8 points base, RELATES is a well-known anagram
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