Tomb
4 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
A burial chamber or underground vault for a corpse, typically marked above ground by a stone or monument.
“Tourists queued to view the pharaoh's tomb deep within the pyramid.”
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/tuːm/
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The silent B at the end is a classic English trap, T, O, M are high-frequency Wordle letters worth placing early
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Worth 8 points, B and M both score solidly and TOMB hooks cleanly to -S (tombs) for a quick extension
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