Gerenuk
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A slender East African antelope with an exceptionally long neck, long legs, and backward-curving horns, noted for standing upright on its hind legs to browse vegetation.
“The gerenuk stretched up on its hind legs to reach leaves in the acacia tree.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
ger·e·nuk
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Synonyms
giraffe gazelle
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Wordle
Ends in the rare -UK suffix after GER-, the double E and uncommon closing make this very distinctive
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Scrabble
The K (5 points) adds value, a specialist wildlife word that is memorable for its unusual -UK ending alone
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