aboard
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When aboard helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A B D O R
Two-Letter Start
AB
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
RD
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- AB start
- RD ending
- repeated letters
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- aboard is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, d, o, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The RD ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AB start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
adverb
On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
"We all climbed aboard."
adverb
On or onto a horse, a camel, etc.
"To sling a saddle aboard."
adverb
On base.
"He doubled with two men aboard, scoring them both."
adverb
Into a team, group, or company.
"The office manager welcomed him aboard."
adverb
Alongside.
"The captain laid his ship aboard the enemy's ship."
preposition
On board of; onto or into a ship, boat, train, plane.
"We all went aboard the ship."
preposition
Onto a horse.
preposition
Across; athwart; alongside.