Phobos
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The larger and inner of the two natural satellites orbiting Mars, named after the Greek personification of fear.
“Phobos orbits so close to Mars that it completes three circuits of the planet within a single Martian day.”
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pho·bos
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Wordle
Proper-noun origin, contains PH and double O, the -OS ending is unusual for common Wordle answers
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Worth 13 points, may not be accepted as a common noun in all Scrabble rulesets so verify before playing
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