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adobo
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When adobo helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A B D O
Two-Letter Start
AD
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
BO
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- AD start
- BO ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- adobo is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, d, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The BO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AD start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.
noun
A marinade.