Koch
4 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Robert Koch, the German physician and microbiologist who identified the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis, anthrax, and cholera in the nineteenth century.
“Koch's postulates remain a foundational framework in identifying the causes of infectious disease.”
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Ends in -OCH, an uncommon Wordle pattern, the CH ending sounds like K in German pronunciation
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Proper noun not valid in standard Scrabble, K and H are both moderately valuable tiles
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