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alba
/ˈælbə/ · 4 letters · 3 distinct letters
alba is in Nectary’s accepted word list, but we don’t have a definition for it yet.
Word history
First attested in 1821; borrowed from Occitan alba, ultimately from Latin albus (“white”); compare Spanish alba (“dawn”).
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 70: the largest list we accept, where the rarer words live.
- How common it is
- Used about 2 times in every million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Bonus word Words found only in the largest list score as bonus words rather than daily answers.