Gehenna
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A place of torment and punishment for the wicked after death, used in religious and literary contexts to denote hell or a state of great suffering.
“The preacher warned that sinners would be cast into Gehenna for their transgressions.”
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ge·hen·na
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Wordle
Double N near the end with repeated E vowels, an unusual seven-letter pattern rare in standard word games
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Common letters throughout with a double N, moderate scorer but the repeated vowel E eats into rack diversity
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