Maul
4 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A heavy, long-handled hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, or fence posts into the ground.
“He swung the maul repeatedly to drive the wooden post firmly into the frozen earth.”
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Wordle
Contains the AU vowel pair in positions 2 and 3, the -AUL ending is unusual and helps confirm or rule out that pattern
Scrabble
Worth 6 points, hooks as MAULS, MAULED, and MAULER, the AU pairing can bridge mid-board gaps effectively
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