crock
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When crock helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
C K O R
Two-Letter Start
CR
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CK
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- CR start
- CK ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- crock is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, k, o, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (C x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CK ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CR start.
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Pronunciation
noun
A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.
noun
A piece of broken pottery, a shard.
noun
A person who is physically limited by age, illness or injury.
"old crocks’ home"
noun
An old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse or ewe).
"old crocks race"
noun
Silly talk, a foolish belief, a poor excuse, nonsense.
"That's a bunch of crock."
noun
A low stool.
noun
A patient who is difficult to treat, especially one who complains of a minor or imagined illness.
verb
To break something or injure someone.
verb
(leatherworking) To transfer coloring through abrasion from one item to another.
verb
To cover the drain holes of a planter with stones or similar material, in order to ensure proper drainage.
verb
To put or store (something) in a crock or pot.
noun
The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut.
noun
Colouring matter that rubs off from cloth.
verb
To give off crock or smut.
Related Words
Same Letters
- crook
- cork
- rock
Synonyms
- banger