Unco
4 lettersadverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A Scottish and dialectal English adverb meaning to an unusually remarkable or strange degree.
“The village was unco quiet on the morning after the storm, as if the world itself was holding its breath.”
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Wordle
Ends in O, two vowels, the uncommon UN- opening combined with -CO makes this a distinctive Wordle answer
Scrabble
Worth 6 points, C adds moderate value, UNCO is valid and a useful play when you need to burn a U and a C together
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