Cronies
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of crony: close companions or associates, especially those who benefit from each other's patronage or favouritism.
“The manager hired only his cronies, ignoring better-qualified external candidates.”
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Wordle
Starts with CR and ends in -IES, the RONI sequence is the key internal block to find
Scrabble
Worth 9 points, all low-value tiles, the final S is part of the word and cannot be used as a hook
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