Soudan
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
An archaic or variant spelling of Sudan, a republic in north-eastern Africa bordering the Red Sea that gained independence in 1956.
“Old maps and colonial-era texts sometimes label the region as Soudan rather than Sudan.”
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sou·dan
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Ends in -DAN, contains O and U together, an uncommon variant spelling that may catch solvers out
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Worth 7 points, check house rules on proper nouns before playing this geographical variant
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