Engram
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A hypothetical change in neural tissue that is thought to underlie the physical storage of a memory in the brain.
“The neuroscientist argued that each engram is distributed across a network of neurons rather than confined to one spot.”
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en·gram
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memory traceneural trace
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EN- start, -GRAM ending. The -GRAM suffix is worth remembering for a family of related six-letter words.
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Scrabble
Worth 9 points. G scores 2 and M scores 3. ENGRAMS extends to seven letters with an S.
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