Epitaph
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
An inscription carved on a tombstone or memorial in honour of the person buried there.
“The simple epitaph on her gravestone read only her name and dates.”
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ep·i·taph
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Wordle
Contains PH which sounds like F, the APH ending is rare in Wordle and narrows guesses well
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Scrabble
The PH combination uses two tiles for an F-sound, ends in H which limits hooking but scores decently
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