Seljuk
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A member of the Turkish dynasties that ruled much of Asia Minor from the eleventh to the thirteenth centuries, successfully repelling Byzantine power and resisting the Crusades.
“The Seljuk sultans transformed Anatolia into a prosperous centre of Islamic culture and learning.”
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Syllables
sel·juk
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Contains both J and K, the two rarest letters in Wordle, a very unusual combination
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Worth 15 points, J scores 8 and K scores 5, making this one of the highest-value six-letter plays
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