Marrano
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A historically disparaging term for a Jewish person in medieval Spain or Portugal who converted to Christianity under threat of persecution while continuing to practise Judaism in secret.
“Marrano families maintained their ancestral traditions in private for generations while outwardly conforming to the expectations of the Church.”
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mar·ra·no
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Wordle
Contains double R and double A, an unusual repeated-pair pattern across its seven letters
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Worth 9 points, the double R and double A are common tiles making this word relatively easy to assemble
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