Urea
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The principal nitrogenous compound excreted in mammalian urine, also produced synthetically for use in fertilisers, animal feeds, and plastics.
“The farmer applied urea to the field before the spring rains to give the soil a boost of nitrogen.”
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u·re·a
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Three vowels, U, R, E, A together test a strong spread of common letters and make UREA an excellent early Wordle guess
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Worth 4 points, low individual tile values but superb for vowel management, UREA is valid and widely known
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