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barrette
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8 LETTERS8 POINTS[bəˈɹɛt]
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When barrette helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A B E R T
Two-Letter Start
BA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TE
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 5 unique letters
- BA start
- TE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- barrette is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, e, r, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2, R x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BA start.
Pronunciation
[bəˈɹɛt][bəˈɹɛt]
noun
A clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair.
verb
To put (hair) into a barrette.
noun
The lower part of the epimeron.
Related Words
Same Letters
- barbette
- barterer
- batterer
- berretta
- abetter
- barbate
- beretta
- rebater
- tabaret
- barbet
- barret
- barter
Synonyms
- hairslide
- hairclip