Words · Rare
puce
4 letters · 4 distinct letters
- noun
a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
Word history
From French couleur puce, from Latin pūlex (“flea”).
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 60: a larger list with less common words.
- How common it is
- Rarer than once in ten million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Bonus word It’s waiting for an editor’s review because it’s only in the less common word lists. Until then it scores as a bonus word.