Sahara
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The world's largest hot desert, covering approximately 9 million square kilometres across northern Africa.
“The Sahara stretches across eleven countries and experiences extreme temperature swings between day and night.”
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sa·har·a
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Wordle
Contains three As with H and R as the only consonants. An extremely vowel-heavy word.
Scrabble
Proper noun, not valid in standard Scrabble. The triple A would otherwise be excellent for clearing vowel surplus.
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