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belle
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[bɛl]
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When belle helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
B E L
Two-Letter Start
BE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 3 unique letters
- BE start
- LE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- belle is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, e, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2, L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[bɛl]
noun
An attractive woman.
"In her new dress she felt like the belle of the ball."