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saturniid

9 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. noun

    large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons

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Listed in the English Speller Database at size 70: the largest list we accept, where the rarer words live.
How common it is
Too rare to measure in everyday writing.
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Not playable It uses more than seven different letters, so it can’t fit in a hive.

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