Salves
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of salve: semisolid medicinal preparations applied to the skin to soothe irritation or assist in healing.
“The pharmacy stocked a range of salves for treating minor burns and chapped skin.”
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Ends in -VES, the V is uncommon in Wordle and limits the candidate pool considerably
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V worth 4 points, good scoring word, also valid as the third-person singular verb form
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