Koines
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of koine: a common dialect of Greek widely spoken across the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
“Scholars debate which regional koines most influenced the development of Byzantine Greek.”
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dialectsvernacularslingua francas
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Contains three vowels O, I, and E, the KO opener and uncommon arrangement challenge solvers
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Worth 10 points, low tile value but three vowels help in vowel-heavy rack situations
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