Crotal
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish-brown or purple dyes are traditionally extracted, particularly in Scottish Highland weaving.
“Weavers in the Hebrides gathered crotal from the rocks to produce their characteristic russet-brown dyes.”
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Wordle
Six distinct letters with no repeats, the CROTAL pattern is unusual and unlikely to be your first guess, making it a strong Wordle answer
Scrabble
All common tiles but the combination is obscure, L at the end is hookable to form CROTALS, worth knowing as a rare valid word
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