Eskimo
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A member of the indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and eastern Siberia, now more commonly referred to as Inuit.
“The museum exhibit documented how Eskimo communities across the Arctic adapted their tools and shelters to extreme cold.”
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es·ki·mo
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Wordle
Contains three vowels spread across its six letters with K sitting in the middle, making it a recognisable pattern
Scrabble
Worth 12 points with K scoring 5, an easily recognised proper noun that must be played cautiously if house rules restrict proper nouns
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