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Updated June 2026
Severe spasmodic pain in the abdomen, often in infants.
“The baby suffered from colic and cried for hours each evening.”
col·ic
"Colic" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.
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