Icarus
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
In Greek mythology, the young man who flew on wings of feathers and wax made by his father Daedalus but fell to his death when he flew too near the sun.
“The story of Icarus endures as a timeless warning against hubris and reckless ambition.”
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ic·a·rus
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Wordle
Starts with IC, three vowels I, A, U spread across the word, common letters C, R, S
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Proper noun so not valid in standard Scrabble, letters rearrange usefully
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