Hemlock

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A highly toxic substance derived from a poisonous Eurasian plant of the genus Conium, historically used as an execution drug in ancient Greece.

“The philosopher was condemned to drink hemlock as punishment for his supposed impiety towards the gods.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈhɛmˌlɒk/

Syllables

hem·lock

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Synonyms

poison toxin conium

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Wordle

Ends in OCK, C and K both appear and are less common Wordle letters, making them strong elimination targets

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K scores 5 points and C scores 3 points, HEMLOCK is a high-value seven-letter word for competitive Scrabble play

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Words you can make from Hemlock

Shorter words formed from the letters in “hemlock”.

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