Vagary
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
An unpredictable or whimsical shift in behaviour or circumstance.
“The vagary of the British weather caught us completely off guard.”
Pronunciation
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va·gar·y
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Contains A twice and ends in Y, a consonant ending that rules out a trailing vowel in Wordle
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Worth 12 points, the Y scores 4 pts and lands well on a double-letter square at the end
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