Octans
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A faint southern constellation that contains the southern celestial pole.
“Unlike Polaris in the north, the southern celestial pole falls within the dim constellation Octans.”
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Syllables
oc·tans
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Wordle
Very similar to OCTANE, the OCT-ANS pattern shares most letters, S at the end instead of E is the key difference.
Scrabble
All low-value tiles, a rare astronomical term useful for scoring with common letters in a useful configuration.
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