Berkeley
8 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A city in California, home to the University of California, Berkeley, one of the world's leading research universities. Also a surname of Anglo-Irish origin meaning 'birch meadow'.
“She was accepted to study computer science at Berkeley for her postgraduate degree.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
berke·ley
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Synonyms
cityuniversity town
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Wordle
Contains four vowels (E, E, E, Y) with three E's; proper noun so unlikely in standard Wordle
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Scrabble
Worth 17 points; proper nouns not typically allowed, but contains valuable K (5 points) and Y (4 points)
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