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bookie
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ˈbʊki]
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When bookie helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
B E I K O
Two-Letter Start
BO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- BO start
- IE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- bookie is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, e, i, k, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈbʊki]
noun
A bookmaker, being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar.