Kapoks
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of kapok: the soft, silky fibres from the seed pods of kapok trees, used as filling for cushions and insulation.
“The old life jackets were filled with kapoks, which provided reliable buoyancy before synthetic alternatives became standard.”
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Synonyms
silk cottontree cotton
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Wordle
K-A-P-O-K-S has a double K sound and ends in -OKS, the repeated K is unusual in six-letter words
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Scrabble
Two K letters each worth 5 make KAPOKS a strong scorer if you can draw both Ks
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