Pavlov
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Ivan Pavlov, the Russian physiologist renowned for demonstrating conditioned reflexes by training dogs to salivate in response to a bell associated with feeding.
“In his landmark experiments, Pavlov showed that animals could learn associations between unrelated stimuli.”
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pav·lov
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Ends in OV with both V and L present, a proper noun unlikely to feature in standard Wordle lists
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Worth 14 points with the V scoring 4 points, but proper nouns are generally disallowed in competitive Scrabble
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