Lobe
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A rounded, projecting subdivision of a bodily organ or anatomical structure, such as the ear or the brain.
“The surgeon carefully avoided the frontal lobe during the delicate procedure to remove the tumour.”
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L-O-B-E, ends in E, with O and E as the two vowels, rhymes with ROBE, GLOBE, and PROBE
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Worth 6 points, B scores 3, hooks to LOBES and LOBED, a reliable, common word for the board
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