Quagga
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
An extinct South African mammal closely related to the zebra, distinguished by stripes only on the front of its body, last seen in the wild in the late 19th century.
“The quagga was hunted to extinction before naturalists recognised how closely it was related to the plains zebra.”
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quag·ga
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Contains two As and a QU opening, the double A spread across the word is a distinctive and unusual pattern
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Q (10 pts) and G (2 pts) boost value, the double A can help use awkward vowel tiles cluttering your rack
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