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Crocuta

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A genus of carnivorous mammals in the family Hyaenidae, which includes the spotted hyena.

Researchers studying Crocuta in the Serengeti noted highly complex social structures.

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Starts with CR and ends in -UTA, the OC pattern and unusual ending make it hard to guess in Wordle

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Worth 11 points, C scores 3, a rare taxonomic term unlikely to appear in casual Scrabble play

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