Sampan
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A small, flat-bottomed wooden boat used in East Asia, typically propelled by two oars.
“They hired a sampan to take them across the river to the floating market.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
sam·pan
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Wordle
Ends in -AN, SAM + PAN, contains only common letters with P as the slightly less frequent one
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Scrabble
P worth 3 points, -AN ending is a familiar suffix, hooks to SAMPANS with a simple S
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