Zabra
5 lettersnounUpdated June 2026
Definition
a small Spanish sailing vessel used in the sixteenth century
“The zabra carried dispatches between the fleet and the shore”
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"Zabra" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants. Watch the less-common letter Z.
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