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Updated June 2026
a steel column filled with concrete for support
“The basement ceiling was held up by lally columns.”
lal·ly
"Lally" repeats a letter (3 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 1 vowel balance the consonants.
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