Crones
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of crone, a term for withered or sinister old women, especially as portrayed in folklore and fairy tales.
“The story featured three crones who lived deep in the forest and granted wishes at a price.”
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Wordle
Contains the CRONE root with a common ES suffix, no repeated letters and a good mix of consonants and vowels
Scrabble
All common low-value tiles, the -ONES ending is a clean hook pattern shared with BONES, TONES, and ZONES
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