Lore
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A body of knowledge or tradition passed down informally through stories, custom, and shared experience rather than formal instruction.
“The old shepherd was steeped in the lore of the hills and could read the weather by the clouds.”
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lo·re
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Wordle
Ends in RE, O in the middle, pattern shared with BORE, CORE, MORE, SORE, TORE, WORE
Scrabble
Worth 4 points, RE ending opens many front hooks, extends to LORES, FOLKLORE
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