COULD

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Scrabble
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WWF
C(3) O(1) U(1) L(1) D(2)
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Definition

verb
  1. (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.
    “She can speak English, French, and German.Β Β  I can play football.Β Β  Can you remember your fifth birthday?”
  2. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
    “You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework.Β Β  Can I use your pen?”
  3. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible.
    “Animals can experience emotions.”
noun
  1. Something that could happen, or could be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.

Source: Wiktionary

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