Stalin
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Joseph Stalin, the Soviet leader who succeeded Lenin and built a totalitarian state through political purges, ruling from the 1920s until his death in 1953.
“The museum exhibition examined Stalin's legacy and the devastating impact of his purges on Soviet society.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈstɑː.lɪn/
Syllables
sta·lin
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Wordle
A six-letter proper noun, contains the common cluster ST and the vowels A and I in useful positions
Scrabble
Proper nouns are not valid in standard Scrabble, use only as a Wordle guess where such words are permitted
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