LLAMA

Meaning

A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.

LLAMA as a word-puzzle answer

LLAMA is a 5-letter word with 2 vowels (A, A) and 3 consonants (L, L, M). It repeats 2 letters, which is a classic trap — guessers who assume five distinct letters get stuck.

It leans on high-frequency letters (A), so a strong vowel-and-common-consonant opener tends to light up quickly. There are no rare letters here, so it is a fair, mid-difficulty answer for the daily Classic puzzle.

LLAMA by the numbers

Across the 1,734 curated answers in the Wordocious bank, A appears in 40% of answers (the 2nd most common letter), L appears in 26% of answers (the 8th most common letter), M appears in 12% of answers (the 17th most common letter). No other answer in the bank opens with “LL-”, so locking those first two letters all but gives it away.

Difficulty: 2/5 — approachable, because the repeated letter hides one position.

Put it to use

Words like LLAMA are exactly what the daily puzzles throw at you. Warm up in Practice, race the clock in the Daily Challenge, or study the best starting words before your next run. New to the multi-board modes? The mode guides cover all nine.