Maculae
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of macula: cooler, darker spots that appear periodically on the sun's photosphere, associated with strong magnetic fields.
“The astronomer tracked the movement of maculae across the solar disc over several weeks.”
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Ends in the rare -AE plural form, contains four vowels making it distinctive in Wordle
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Worth 11 points, the unusual AE ending is valid and helps use surplus vowel tiles
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