Vole
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Any of various small, stout-bodied rodents resembling mice, with a short tail and small ears, typically living in fields and meadows.
“The barn owl glided silently over the field, hunting for voles in the long grass.”
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V-O-L-E has O and E as vowels in positions 2 and 4, useful checks for common Wordle patterns
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Scores 7 points, extends cleanly to VOLES, shares the -OLE hook with MOLE, ROLE, HOLE
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