Corona
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
The outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere, composed of superheated plasma and visible as a luminous halo during a total solar eclipse.
“Astronomers travelled to the desert to photograph the corona as the moon blocked the sun.”
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co·ro·na
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Contains three vowels O, O, A and the high-frequency COR- opening, making it an early strong guess
Scrabble
Worth 8 points, hooks to CORONAS or CORONAL, offering good extension options
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