Sirius
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The brightest star visible in the night sky, located in the constellation Canis Major and commonly known as the Dog Star.
“Ancient Egyptians tracked the rising of Sirius to mark the onset of the Nile's annual flood.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
sir·i·us
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Synonyms
caniculasothis
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Wordle
Contains three vowels (I, I, U) and the double I is an unusual pattern to find in Wordle
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Scrabble
Worth 6 points but as a proper noun it is not valid in standard Scrabble rulesets
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