Tsetse

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A blood-sucking African fly that transmits sleeping sickness and other diseases through its bite.

“Travellers to sub-Saharan Africa are warned about the danger of the tsetse fly.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

tset·se

Related Words

Synonyms

tzetzeglossina

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains repeated T, S, and E, the double-TS pattern is unusual.

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Scrabble

Worth 6 points, low individual tile values but valid and distinctive.

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Anagrams of Tsetse

Words that use exactly the same letters as “tsetse”.

sestet

Words you can make from Tsetse

Shorter words formed from the letters in “tsetse”.

stets teest tests eses esse sees sets sett stet tees test

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “tsetse”.

estates streets

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