Nilgai
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A large antelope native to the Indian subcontinent, the male of which has a blue-grey coat and short curved horns while the female is tawny and hornless.
“The nilgai grazed calmly at the forest's edge as the afternoon sun began to dip.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
nil·gai
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Synonyms
nylghainylghau
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Wordle
Three vowels I, A, I, ends in -AI, an exotic animal name rarely encountered in standard Wordle
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Scrabble
All common low-value tiles, NILGAI dumps three vowels and is useful for vowel-heavy racks
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