Resect
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A surgical procedure involving the excision of a portion of an organ, tissue, or other bodily structure.
“The consultant proposed to resect the damaged portion of the bowel during the forthcoming operation.”
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re·sect
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Wordle
Ends in -ECT, a common English suffix, with the RE-S-E cluster being a useful Wordle starting combination.
Scrabble
RESECT scores 8 points and the C tile adds value, with the -ECT ending hooking well to -ED or -S.
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