Famish
6 lettersverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
To suffer from extreme hunger or to cause another person or creature to starve.
“The stranded hikers began to famish after three days without any food.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
fam·ish
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Wordle
Ends in SH, an uncommon Wordle tail, F-A-M-I-S-H tests the SH combination
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Scrabble
Worth 14 points, the H(4) boosts the value and the SH tail is tricky to block
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