Fables
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of fable, short stories conveying a moral lesson, typically featuring animals or mythical figures as characters.
“Aesop's fables have been teaching children moral lessons for well over two thousand years.”
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fa·bles
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FABL start is distinctive, the common ES ending makes it a reasonable mid-game Wordle guess
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Worth 11 points, F and B each score well, and the S is already included so no hook is needed
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