Ensign
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The lowest commissioned officer rank in the United States Navy or Coast Guard, ranking below lieutenant junior grade.
“The newly commissioned ensign reported nervously to the captain on his first day aboard.”
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en·sign
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Wordle
Contains G and N together at the end, the EN- prefix and common letters S and I make the middle straightforward to guess in Wordle.
Scrabble
G scores 2 points, the -IGN ending is a recognisable pattern and ENSIGNS adds an easy S hook, making this a flexible mid-value play.
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