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abele
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[ə.ˈbeɪl]
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How abele fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A B E L
Two-Letter Start
AB
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- AB start
- LE ending
- repeated letters
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- abele is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, e, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AB start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily pages.
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Pronunciation
[ə.ˈbeɪl]
Definitions
noun
The white poplar (Populus alba).
Related Words
Same Letters
- babble
- babel
- label
- able
- bale