“ZOOCHORE” is a valid word. — 22 points Scrabble

chorea specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
ochreany of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
ochera moderate yellow-orange to orange color
croze
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heroa man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
zeroa quantity of no importance
corea small group of indispensable persons or things
echothe repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
chez
oozeany thick, viscous matter
cohofatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific and Great Lakes
cerolarge edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
orzopasta shaped like pearls of barley; frequently prepared with lamb in Greek cuisine
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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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