Corked
6 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Describing wine that has been spoiled in taste by contamination from a faulty cork, often due to excess tannin or mould.
“She sent the bottle back to the waiter after detecting that the wine was corked.”
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Wordle
Common consonant cluster CRK sits at the heart of this word, with the familiar -ED suffix
Scrabble
Worth 13 points, the K scores 5 alone, making this a rewarding play on a triple-letter square
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