Putsch
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A violent or unlawful attempt to seize governmental power, typically carried out by a small, organised group.
“The generals launched a putsch in the early hours, surrounding the parliament building.”
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couptakeover
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Wordle
Ends in SCH, a rare cluster in English, and is a German loanword worth remembering
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Scrabble
Worth 13 points and the SCH cluster uses high-value tiles C and H efficiently
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