Colter
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A sharp steel blade fixed in front of a ploughshare that slices vertically through the soil to ease ploughing.
“He sharpened the colter before the autumn ploughing season began.”
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col·ter
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Wordle
Contains COLT as a sub-pattern, the -ER ending is a common Wordle finish
Scrabble
Worth 8 points, the variant spelling coulter is equally valid if you need to hook differently
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