Sidney
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Sir Philip Sidney, the English poet and soldier who lived from 1554 to 1586 and wrote the sonnet sequence Astrophil and Stella.
“Sidney's verse was admired by his contemporaries for its elegance and emotional depth.”
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A proper noun with I, E, and Y as vowels, unlikely in standard Wordle but useful in general knowledge
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Worth 10 points, Y adds value, proper nouns are generally not valid in standard Scrabble
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