Cootie
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
An informal term for a body louse, a parasitic insect that infests human skin and clothing.
“The nurse checked the children's hair carefully after the school reported a cootie outbreak.”
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coot·ie
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Wordle
Contains double O and the IE ending, the middle T is the only hard consonant, making vowel placement the key challenge
Scrabble
Worth 8 points, excellent for dumping multiple vowels in a single play when your rack is vowel-heavy
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