Hagfish
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A jawless eel-like marine creature with a circular mouth ringed by tentacles, noted for boring into the bodies of dead or trapped fish to feed on them and for secreting large quantities of slime.
“The hagfish secreted vast quantities of slime to deter the shark attempting to prey on it.”
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Compound word HAG and FISH, contains F which is less common in standard Wordle answers
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Contains F worth 4 points and H, a useful compound noun when holding these less common tiles
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