Oswald

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Lee Harvey Oswald, the American who shot and killed United States President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in November 1963.

“The Warren Commission concluded that Oswald was the lone gunman who fired on Kennedy's motorcade.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

os·wald

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Wordle

Proper noun starting with the unusual 'osw' combination, no repeated letters across six positions

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Scrabble

Proper nouns are not permitted in standard Scrabble, the 'w' scores 4 and the 'd' scores 2 points

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Words you can make from Oswald

Shorter words formed from the letters in “oswald”.

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