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brazil
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[bɹə.ˈzɪl]
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When brazil helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A B I L R Z
Two-Letter Start
BR
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IL
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- 6 letters
- 6 unique letters
- BR start
- IL ending
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- brazil is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, i, l, r, z plus any remaining hive letters.
- The IL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BR start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[bɹə.ˈzɪl][bɹə.ˈzɪl]
noun
A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood.
noun
The hard, brown wood of a tree of the tribe Caesalpinieae; originally the sappan, Biancaea sappan, of the East Indies, and later the brazilwood, Paubrasilia echinata.
noun
A Brazil nut.
"I picked up a handful of brazils from the bowl."
noun
A seam of coal containing iron pyrites