Hapax
5 lettersnounUpdated June 2026
Definition
a word that occurs only once in a text or corpus
“The hapax made translation of the manuscript difficult.”
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Wordle
"Hapax" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants. Watch the less-common letter X.
Scrabble
"Hapax" is worth 17 points before board bonuses. It carries the high-value tile X — land it on a premium square for a big swing.
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