Otiose
6 lettersadjectiverareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Serving no practical purpose or producing no useful effect, superfluous or redundant.
“The lengthy introduction to the report was entirely otiose and added nothing to the argument.”
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o·ti·ose
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Four vowels (o, i, o, e) in six letters, one of the most vowel-dense common Wordle-length words
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Scrabble
Outstanding for clearing four vowels in one play, the 's' at the end can hook forward to extend plays
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