Fresco
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A type of mural painting executed on freshly laid moist plaster using water-based pigments that bond permanently as the surface dries.
“The chapel ceiling was adorned with an elaborate fresco depicting scenes from the Old Testament.”
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FRESCO contains six different common letters F, R, E, S, C, O with no repeats, good letter distribution
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FRESCO scores 11 points and the C can be useful for perpendicular plays connecting to other words
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