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billow
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ˈbɪləʊ]
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How billow fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
B I L O W
Two-Letter Start
BI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OW
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- BI start
- OW ending
- repeated letters
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- billow is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, i, l, o, w plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OW ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
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Pronunciation
[ˈbɪləʊ][ˈbɪloʊ]
Definitions
noun
A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound
verb
To surge or roll in billows.
verb
To swell out or bulge.