Wisp
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A small, thin, or delicate strand, tuft, or curl of something such as hair, smoke, or cloud.
“A wisp of smoke curled lazily upward from the embers of the dying fire.”
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W-I-S-P ends in SP, a rare Wordle consonant cluster that narrows the field significantly
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P scores 3 points, WISP earns 9 points and hooks to WISPS and the adjective WISPY
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