It contains two vowels.
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It's a noun — a thing, not an action or a describing word.
No letter repeats, and the pattern is uncommon in casual speech.
It begins with A.
It ends with D.
Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea.
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APHID
noun
/ˈeɪ.fɪd/
Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
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APHID has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible.
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Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity2.7
Duplicates1.0
Ambiguity4.0
Familiar feel with a balanced letter pattern; most solvers should land it without burning many guesses.
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APHID has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible.
Letters. No repeated letters. 2 vowels (A, I). D as a closer is less tested than E, T, S, or Y.
Pattern. VCCVC. Starts with A, ends with D.
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