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boondoggle
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10 LETTERS10 POINTS17 AS PANGRAM[ˈbuːndɒɡəl]
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When boondoggle helps
Base Score
10
17 with pangram bonus
Unique Letters
7
B D E G L N O
Two-Letter Start
BO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Check this pattern late
- 10 letters
- 7 unique letters
- BO start
- LE ending
- pangram-shaped
- repeated letters
Try it when
- boondoggle is worth 10 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses exactly seven unique letters, which makes it a pangram candidate when the hive matches those letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x3, G x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈbuːndɒɡəl][ˈbuːndɒɡəl]
noun
A braided ring to hold a neckerchief.
noun
A waste of time and/or money; a pointless activity.
"Opponents consider this another billion-dollar government boondoggle."
verb
To waste time on a pointless activity.