Tungus

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A member of the Tungusic-speaking nomadic peoples spread widely across eastern Siberia, who are related to the Manchu people.

“The Tungus traditionally followed the seasonal migrations of wild reindeer across the taiga.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

tun·gus

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Synonyms

evenktunguzevenkiewenki

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Wordle

Ends in -GUS, a very unusual English pattern. Contains two U's in positions 2 and 5, a double-vowel distribution worth noting.

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points. The double U limits rack flexibility. A proper noun so technically invalid in standard Scrabble.

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “tungus”.

stung tungs gnus guns gust guts nuts snug stun sung tugs tung tuns

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