“RHETOR” is a valid word. — 9 points Scrabble

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hotused of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
rota state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
toeone of the digits of the foot
errto make a mistake or be incorrect
orea mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
tora prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
roefish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
hoea tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
hetmade warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
thoa branch of the Tai languages
rhothe 17th letter of the Greek alphabet
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retplace (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue

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hea very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
oha midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
ora state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
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era trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
hoa trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
rea rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
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